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.

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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.

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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 wont matter whether you were

beautiful or brilliant

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Even gender and skin color will be

irrelevant.

So what will matter? How will the

value of your days be measured?

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What will matter 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 significane.

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.

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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.

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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.

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Living a life that matters doesn't

happen by accident. It's not a

matter of circumstance but the

choice.

Choose to live a life that matters

- Michael Josephson