๐‹๐„๐†๐€๐‚๐˜ ๐Ž๐… ๐€ ๐‹๐ˆ๐Ž๐: ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐–๐ˆ๐‹๐‹ ๐Ž๐… ๐€ ๐’๐ˆ๐†๐Œ๐€ ๐Œ๐€๐

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“.
The year I embrace a new paradigm. ๐…๐€๐Œ๐ˆ๐‹๐˜.
Not just by blood, but by choice. By responsibility. By love.

At the end of 2024, I found myself staring at the abyss of mortality.
Deathโ€”an uninvited guestโ€”took away people I cared about. Too young, too soon.
Some fought like warriors but lost to an enemy that showed no mercyโ€”cancer. Others chose the cruelest way out, leaving their loved ones drowning in debts, in grief, in regret.

I remember the stories that hit me like a sledgehammer to the soul.
A friend whose father ended his life, leaving behind not just pain, but financial ruinโ€”a burden that should have been his to carry, but instead, it became hers.
I thought of anotherโ€”a close friend who fought but lost the battle to cancer, leaving his loved ones not just heartbroken, but unprepared because he never made a Will.

๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ข๐ซ, ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐ญ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž.

And so, todayโ€ฆ
I sat down with my team of legacy plannersโ€”my estate advisors, my legal experts, my insurance strategists.
๐“๐จ ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐–๐ˆ๐‹๐‹. ๐“๐จ ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐‹๐„๐†๐€๐‚๐˜.

Most people think writing a Will is for the wealthy or the old.
๐‘ป๐’‰๐’†๐’š ๐’„๐’๐’–๐’๐’…๐’’๐’• ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’˜๐’“๐’๐’๐’ˆ.
Death doesnโ€™t come with an appointment date. It doesnโ€™t care how much money you have, how many dreams youโ€™ve yet to chase.
When it knocks, it knocks you outโ€”physically, mentally, financially, spiritually.

As a bachelor at 35 (soon 36), I have accepted two guarantees in life: ๐ƒ๐„๐€๐“๐‡ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐€๐—๐„๐’.

And in the years I have left to walk this earth, I choose to build.
I choose to create wealth, but more importantly, I choose to give back.

๐“๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ˆ ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‹๐ž๐จ’๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ.
Not just for myself, but for the people I care about.
For the churches and temples that have guided me.
For the institutions that gave me knowledge.
For the people who have walked with me.
This is my promise, that my existence will not just be a passing wind, but a legacy carved in stone.

Because mistakes are costlyโ€”but if weโ€™re wise, we donโ€™t have to make them ourselves.

I refuse to leave behind financial burdens.
I refuse to let my loved ones suffer the way Iโ€™ve seen others suffer.
I refuse to let my life be a story of “if only he had prepared.”

I think aboutโ€ฆ

  • My friend and her father, who left her with debts instead of dignity.
  • My late friend, who didnโ€™t get the chance to ensure his loved ones were taken care of.
  • My family, my future children, my future partnerโ€”who may not even exist yet, but will one day be the center of my universe.

And so, to my future kidsโ€ฆ
You may not be born yet, but know this: Dad has already made sure you will never lack. Your education, your daily needs, your safetyโ€”all safeguarded in the living trust.

To my future life partnerโ€ฆ
Though I haven’t met you yet, I will not just take care of you for the rest of my lifeโ€”I will take care of you for the rest of YOUR life.
So that you can nurture our children, so that you can live without fear, knowing that even in my absence, you are protected.

To my mum and dadโ€ฆ
Thank you for bringing me into this world.
I am the bridge between you both.
A bridge between the past and the present.
Between hurt and healing.
Between grievances and reconciliation.

I refuse to let the past define the future.
I refuse to let old wounds fester into lifelong scars.
Live and let live. Let go of hate. Let go of emotional baggage.
Because at the end of the day, all we truly have is family.
And if nothing else, my final act on this earth will be to heal the wounds, to mend the cracks, to leave behind peace where there was once pain.

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐–๐ˆ๐‹๐‹. ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐‹๐„๐†๐€๐‚๐˜.
๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ .

I came into this world alone.
But when I leave, I will leave knowing that I have done everything in my power to protect those I love.

๐๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ, ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š๐œ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐š ๐’๐ˆ๐†๐Œ๐€ ๐Œ๐€๐.
A man who builds, who provides, and who leaves behind not just wealthโ€”but wisdom, love, and security.

๐‘ฐ๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’†๐’๐’…, ๐’˜๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’ ๐’…๐’Š๐’†. ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’๐’๐’๐’š ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’•๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐’Š๐’” ๐’‰๐’๐’˜ ๐’˜๐’† ๐’„๐’‰๐’๐’๐’”๐’† ๐’•๐’ ๐’๐’Š๐’—๐’†.

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