My Legacy

Can you believe, I will be 40 in 22-23 days, depending where you are in the world. Last night we had visitors for dinner and we played Legacy, the board game we invented. It is such a funny game. We were in stitches. My life in the game went something like this: Ages 0 - 10: Grew up with lots of opportunities but was idle. 10 - 19: Hung out with the wannabes. 20 - 29: Became a plastic surgeon. 30 - 39: Married a stay-at-home spouse, and we had lots of children. Then we went to marriage counselling, but he became a criminal, and I lived in fear. Then our house burned down, and I became a single mum with two kids. 40 - 49: I drew the card which said I'd raised my teenagers to be dependent. (Great) 50 - 59: I had a 9 - 5 job but no savings and lived for Friday nights. Then I met a famous philanthropist, which was supposed to inspire me, but instead I drew the card which said I had chosen to be a fraudster with a gambling problem. 60 - 69: Then, I drew the card which said I spent my retirement partying at the casino, "occasionally generous but mostly broke and a worry to my family." It was so funny how I just kept drawing all the bad cards. But I still got enough points to leave a Legacy. So, among the Legacy cards I chose, there I was, choosing a legacy where I managed to solve a difficult mathematical theorum that had puzzled people for centuries. The other players laughed because they said I did it so that I could figure out how to beat the odds while I was gambling. It was such a hilarious game, and such an O.T.T life. But in reality, I am *just* a single mum from Christchurch. However, every one of us can leave a legacy. What is yours?