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What's your signature?

I was at a family get together when I ran into an elderly gentleman who was an old acquaintance. He eagerly shook my hand and and asked me about the time I met Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam . He listened in rapt attention as I recounted how fortunate I was to meet Dr. Kalam along with my author friend Raghu. After I finished, he remarked, " You were lucky to meet   Dr. Kalam. He was indeed a man of great integrity and character ". The words from the elderly gentleman exactly summed up the imprint  Dr. Kalam had left on me. ' Integrity ' , ' Character ' and ' Focus ' were indeed Dr. Kalam's signature . But what was mine? Do I even need to have one? Imprint your signature on other's hearts and minds (Credits: Leon Seibert ) It only took a few seconds before I answered ' Yes ' to the second question. The reasoning was intuitive, you can pass on your material assets such as wealth and property to your near and dear but what intangible ass