Over the last several months we have talked about how to write a spiritual ethical will, when to write one and different ways to create ethical wills. This week I’d like to talk about another option that you have for distributing your ethical will. This week we’ll be discussing publishing your ethical will in your local newspaper.
Most people aren’t going to publish their ethical wills in their local newspaper when they pass away, however, occasionally, there are people who have something that they want to share with their community. Religious leaders, community leaders, patrons and other higher profile people may want to address their communities one last time. If you have a message that you feel your community needs to have when you pass away then you will want to make provisions in your will about publishing your ethical will.
To do this you will most likely need to include instructions in your last will and testament for your executor to follow. These instructions will need to address what part or parts of your ethical will you want published, where you want the ethical will to be published, where the money will come from, how much you want to spend on publication and when you want your ethical will published. With these instructions, the executor for your last will and testament will be able to carry out your last wishes.
When addressing your community make sure your message says something about what you have learned about life, love and humanity. Try to make it positive and uplifting. Try not to dwell on the negatives of life as this will not further your purpose of improving humanity, but will instead only reinforce the negativity that has plagued humanity from the beginning of time.