Respected author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has said that she would like to be remembered as a fierce lover.
She recently highlighted the actual importance of love in her life, and fans have been reacting.
Speaking during an interview with DW News, Chimamanda revealed that her her idea of legacy is not rooted in accolades or achievements, but in the strength of her emotions and relationships.
According to her, when she is old and gone, she would only want to be remembered for loving specific people and places passionately.
Adichie stated that she barely thinks about legacy when she sits down to write, stressing that the fact that legacy comes after death makes it inconsequential.
“I want to be remembered for loving people and places with passion and dedication.
We are unaware of what happens to our legacy after death and therefore the ‘legacy’ concept is somewhat inconsequential.
I think it’s actually men who spend their time thinking about legacy. I don’t. I’m thinking about the next book I want to write,” she said.
The writer further noted that because no one knows what happens in our absence after we die, worrying about her legacy is a waste of time.
Chimamanda concluded by saying she only cares about being remembered as someone who loved the people she loved and the places she adored very passionately.
“I want my legacy to be a person who is loved fiercely. That’s all I want my legacy to be. And by the way, when we die, we don’t know what happened, so why should I care what my legacy is? I don’t know where I would be. I might not know…
But more personally, I want to be remembered as a person who loved the people she loved and the places she loved very fiercely,” she added.
