Choice

[racz_jay25]

Something worth reading.....

WHAT WILL MATTER


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