In the early 1970s when I was a professional independent documentary filmmaker but still considered a young filmmaker, my mom (the thumbnail is of her) was dying of cancer. 2 of my 3 children were not yet born and I was not yet married to my current wife. Videotape was new then and I asked my mom if she would like to leave a memory for future generations. I strongly believed in leaving legacy in the form of stories and she agreed to do an interview with me which became the most priceless thing my extended family now owns. That to our interview has been seen by her grandchildren and so many others that are now part of our family. I believe in the importance of leaving legacy for future generations that will help people in the future know where they came from, good and bad. I have made this video to hope to encourage you to record the people close to you… and don't put it off as so many do and then regret it later. I made this because many of my subscribers have asked me how and what to record with their loved ones. As I say in this video, leaving money, or furniture, or photographs, or "treasure Jules" doesn't mean anything to generations down. Only video which has good audio, storytelling, truthful, really lasts. I know that from my own life now that I am in my 80s and have recorded so many other people whose stories have become critical to their families history. I filmed young people when I was young who are now showing the films to their grandchildren. When asked, what would you do when you had five minutes to leave your home in the case of a fire, most people say that they would grab for their photo album or the photo on the wall of their family. I would grab the hard drive or USB key or even DVD that has my mother's interview. It is the singular most valuable thing all of the members of my extended family feel is what they would save. So many people don't record their loved ones even though they know they should saying "I'm going to do it later." And I can't tell you how many people have contacted me telling me that they are wonderful mother or father or son or daughter or relative was such a great storyteller and unfortunately, they were never recorded. Oprah says that it is important for every person to know their roots because when you know your roots you are more likely to use that information to your benefit growing up and as an adult. This is why legacy videos need to be relatively truthful in order to be believed by future generations. the myth that George Washington said "I cannot tell a lie" helped George Washington become more real to generations of students that wanted to see him as a three dimensional person rather than just a "perfect" military and political leader, the first president of the United States. becoming more real means to have the person telling the story talk about their successes and their failures, loves one and loves lost, money made and money lost, good times and bad. I hope that this encourages you to support my video efforts at www.patreon.com/allinaday and become a patron. I make special audios for my patrons.