WHAT WILL MATTER



Ready or not... some day... all this will come to an end.

 

There will be no more sunrises...

no minutes... hours or days.

 

All the things we collected, whether treasured or forgotten...

will pass on to someone else.

 

Our wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance.

 

It will not matter what we owned or what we were owed.

 

And so too, will our

hopes

ambitions

plans

and to-do lists

expire.

 

The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.



It will not matter whether we were beautiful or brilliant.

 

So.... what will matter?

How will the value of our days be measured?

 

What will matter is not what we bought, but what we built...

 

Not what we got, but what we gave.

 

What will matter is not our success... but our significance.

 

What will matter is not what we learned... but what we taught.

 

What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or

sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to live a better life.

 

What will matter, is not our competence... but our character.

 

What will matter, is not how many people we knew...

but how many will feel a lasting loss when we're gone.

 

What will matter, is not our memories...

but the memories that live in those who loved us.

 

What will matter is how long we will be remembered...

by whom and for what.

 

Living a life that matters does not happen by accident. 

It is not a matter of circumstance but of choice.



SLOW DOWN - LIFE IS NOT A RACE. IT IS A JOURNEY!