Live a Life That Matters

Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end
There will be no more sunrises, no minute, hours or days
All the things you collected, whether treasured of 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
It won’t matter whether you were beautiful of brilliant
Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant
So what will matter ?
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 learned, but what you taught
What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion courage
of 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 hoe 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 will feel a lasting loss when you’re gone
What will matter is how long you will be remembered and for what
Living a life that matters doesn’t happen by accident
It happens by choice ……………