“Remember who you are” - Mufasa in Disney’s The Lion King

My grandfather had an amazing life: 39 years in the Army, retiring as a Brigadier General; Academic Dean of West Point Military Academy; President of a university. Throughout all the incredible things he did, he stayed humble. When asked, he would simply credit the Lion King print he hung in every office he ever had, which said that quote.

I was always very close with him, and he passed away last year. We shared a love of The Lion King, a passion for books, and a military life (I'm now in the Navy). It was rough when he died; it happened the night before I left to go on a submarine for a week. The funeral at Arlington was even tougher.

After, my grandmother gave me her old "work" engagement ring (the one she wore in place of her real one when at work; it's a solid gold band my grandfather gave her). I got it engraved with the quote "Remember who you are," and I wear it every day. It reminds me to be humble too, and it makes me feel like he's with me always.