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Live
A Life That Matters
Michael
Josephson
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. In the end it won't matter where you came from,
or on what side
of the tracks
you lived.
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.
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Copyright
© 2006, Jace Carlton. All International Rights Reserved.
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