Quote on affecting life

"We do not simply live our lives for ourselves, but for those who came before us and after us", means that decisions made by elders and ancestors affect us, and decisions made by us will affect younger generations. The decisions made by lawmakers years ago to use up gas and not look for an answer of alternative fuel is affecting our generation right now and it will continue to affect generations to come. Also, history is a way to look back and realize mistakes and not make them again; previous generations did help us in this way because now we know not to use certain medications for diseases and other things. Some decisions made by earlier generations affect me personally also. My grandmother never stressed school to my mother and her sisters and brother, so after high school my mother became a hair dresser. Some years later my mother realized that she couldn't make a living from fixing hair so she went back to school to further her education. She was a non-traditional student with 3 children and a husband. She would drive 45 minutes to classes and then come back home and work in town at her job. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy. She learned from this that education is very important and has engrained this in my mind how important education is and that is the reason why i want to be a physical therapist. Her decision has affected me and I hope that it will positively affect more generation to come.