Not Be Forgotten

If you would not be forgotten
As soon as you are dead and rotten,
Either write things worthy reading,
Or do things worth the writing.
~Benjamin Franklin

I believe it is human nature to want to be important. No one ever wants to be forgotten when they die. They wish for their friends and family to keep them in their minds and honor their life. Franklin speaks to all people who value being known. He says either write stuff that people want to read, or do something worth writing about. Today, with modern forms of media, I think the phrase should be modified to, "Either create stories worth consuming, or do the things that are worth a story." This can be applied to movie making, writing, or even speaking directly to people. This quote is a clear and accurate depiction of how to be remembered after we are gone.