Few of us will be remembered individually 500 years from now, or even 50 or 100 years from now. Our lives on this earth are, by and large, pretty brief and not historically noteworthy. If we really want to increase the store of human happiness and well-being and leave our mark on the world, then the best way to do it is to follow the way of Christ -- to think on and do the things that really matter in the long view of the kingdom.