A man called George Martorano who was convicted of the Distribution of Narcotics, Operation of a Continuing Criminal Enterprise and was sentenced to life imprisonment, never look back on how to make an impact even in the prison, instead, he utilized the opportunity and set himself apart for writing activities and so, he regarded as one of the vast writers in the prison, with more than thirty books before he was eventually realeased.
In the book of the law (Holy Bible), it was recorded that Elijah the prophet made every thing available to his servant (Elisha) as a result of which Elisha decided to take the double portion of his master' anointing. Elisha could not recover from what he got from his master just because his master did not live and left.
Nelson Mandela, a one time president of South Africa (18 July 1918 - 5 December 2013), lived not to leave, but to be remembered and thus, his impact was felt in his life time, his impact is being felt and would still be felt.
Like the time of Jesus, He made things known to them that followed Him, taught them, performed miracles and even promised to send a comforter, which He did. The legacy left by Jesus cannot and never be forgotten.
In the Holy Quran, Prophet Muhammed (SAW) obeyed this same rule by telling His followers never to depart from the teachings He had given and the good works He performed, which memory is still ringing in the heart of all Muslim brethren till today.
As I close, steemit family and users, never live for today alone, live to be remembered.