~ Live A Life That
Matters ~
Ready or not,
someday it will
all come to an
end.
There will be no
more sunrises,
no minutes, hours
or days.
All the things you
collected,
whether treasured
or forgotten,
will pass to
someone else.
Your wealth,
fame and temporal
power
will shrivel to
irrelevance.
It will not matter
what you owned
or what you were
owed.
Your grudges,
resentments,
frustrations,
and jealousies
will finally
disappear.
So, too, your
hopes, ambitions,
plans,
and to-do lists
will expire.
The wins and
losses
that once seemed
so important
will fade away.
It won't matter
where you came
from,
or on what side of
the tracks you
lived,
at the end.
It won't matter
whether you were
beautiful or
brilliant.
Even your gender
and skin color
will be
irrelevant.
So what will
matter?
How will the value
of your days be
measured?
What will matter
is not what you
bought,
but what you
built;
not what you got,
but what you gave?
What will matter
is not your
success,
but your
significance.
What will matter
is not what you
learned,
but what you
taught.
What will matter
is every act of
integrity,
compassion,
courage or
sacrifice that
enriched,
empowered or
encouraged others
to emulate your
example.
What will matter
is not your
competence,
but your
character.
What will matter
is not how many
people you knew,
but how many will
feel a lasting
loss when you're
gone.
What will matter
is not your
memories,
but the memories
that live in those
who loved you.
What will matter
is how long you
will be
remembered,
by whom and for
what.
Living a life that
matters doesn't
happen by
accident.
It's not a matter
of circumstance
but of choice.
Choose to live a
life that matters.
*author unknown*
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