07-06-2009, 03:43
Hi younger friends,
I've found this at my memory's archive files,
so I put it here just to share with you!
LIVE A LIFE THAT MATTERS
Ready or not,
Some day it will come to an end.
There will be no more sunrise, 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 that you owned or what you were owed.
Your grudges, resentments, frustrations and jealousness 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 will not matter where you come from, or on what side of the tracks you lived.
At the end, it will not 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 or created; 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 does not happen by accident.
It is not a matter of circumstance but of choice.
Have a nice life, my friends.
And wonder if anyone finds any intended incorrect vocabulary? (Hint; at least one)
I've found this at my memory's archive files,
so I put it here just to share with you!
LIVE A LIFE THAT MATTERS
Ready or not,
Some day it will come to an end.
There will be no more sunrise, 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 that you owned or what you were owed.
Your grudges, resentments, frustrations and jealousness 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 will not matter where you come from, or on what side of the tracks you lived.
At the end, it will not 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 or created; 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 does not happen by accident.
It is not a matter of circumstance but of choice.
Have a nice life, my friends.
And wonder if anyone finds any intended incorrect vocabulary? (Hint; at least one)
