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Article: Ethical wills: bequeathing your life lessons.
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- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
- Article date:
- April 9, 2007
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Byline: Dianna Marder
PHILADELPHIA _ When he dies, Abraham Leibson of Lambertville, N.J., wants to leave his heirs a love of learning, the flexibility to change, and the courage to face their fears.
And while such abstract concepts cannot be bequeathed as tangibly as a pocket watch or a stock portfolio, ideals and values are part of one's legacy, nonetheless _ and they can be passed from one generation to another.
So Leibson, who is 69 and in good health, is writing an ethical will. "I want to show my children what guided my way of life," he says.
Shorter than a memoir, less extensive than a family history, an ethical will is a ...