There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.

Saying of the Prophet. The Bequest: I have nothing to leave you except my family.

The families of many athletes - incensed at the sports leagues and hoping to make games safer overall - are increasingly making the brains of players who die prematurely and suspiciously available for study. Some athletes are even making the bequest themselves.

There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots the other wings.