Ethical Will

The fourth grade at our shul has been working on Ethical Wills. The idea of an Ethical Will is that, when one shuffles off this mortal coil, one should be leaving behind more than just stuff.

You should leave your progeny some sense of what you think is important and what you hope for them.

Monkeyboy's religious school teacher, Dr. W., already got one glowing review here. This is another. RFB and I are blessed that she and his spectacular Hebrew teacher, Mrs. T., have had him under their wings this year.

The final homework assignment had me listing some things for him and then him listing things for his someday-children.

It's sorta like a cross-generational meme:

My Answers:

Three Things I Believe:
It's better to be nice than to be mean.
You've got to work to repair the world.
A sense of humor makes life better.

Three Things I've Done
Performed at the Kennedy Center.
Been arrested protesting at an embassy.
Worked six years as a Legal Aid lawyer.

Three Things I've Learned
Mom's usually right.
Making friends is very important.
Telling the truth rarely makes things worse.

What My Dream Is For You
Happy Life.
Fulfilling relationships.
Varied experiences.

After reading mine, here's what Monkeyboy wrote:

Three Things I Believe
Make the best of your life.
Don't argue to much.
Humor's beter than nothing.

Three Things I've Done
Performed in front of thousands.
Eaten lots of chocolate.

Three Things I've Learned
You can be right and wrong.
Be a good friend.
You can have very bad days even if you do nothing bad.

What My Dream Is For You
Be a nice neibor.
Eat lots of chocolate.
Good life.

What great teachers.

What a great kid.