Hebrews 11:4

"By trust Abel toward-carried unto Placer a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had witness borne to him that he was just, Placer bearing witness in respect of his gifts: and through it he being dead yet speaketh."


In the Etymological New Testament's ultra literal rendering of verse four, one notes that the word typically translated as "to offer" stems from the root sense of "to carry toward."  An offering is always directional.  And we also see that it is our gifts that keep on speaking for us even when we are dead.  Focused sharing of our lives with others...will speak eternally.