Passing Your Heritage On: A Guide to Writing Your Ethical Will. Most people have never heard of an ethical will, but what a great idea! In addition to leaving your house and car to your kids, you are able to leave them your own dreams, your hopes for them, your own personal rules, and some ideas that they could try to improve their lives. The ethical will bequeaths your values, not your valuables. Ethical wills are easy to write if you know what you want to say. This book is loaded with examples to get you started. Let the next generations know more about you!