Readyornot,somedayitwillallcometoanend.LiveALifeThatMatters

Therewillbenomoresunrises,nominutes,hoursordays.

Allthethingsyoucollected,whethertreasuredorforgotten,willpasstosomeoneelse.Yourwealth,fameandtemporalpowerwillshriveltoirrelevance.Itwillnotmatterwhatyouownedorwhatyouwereowed.

Yourgrudges,resentments,frustrations,andjealousieswillfinallydisappear.So,too,yourhopes,ambitions,plans,andto-dolistswillexpire.Thewinsandlossesthatonceseemedsoimportantwillfadeaway.

Itwon'tmatterwhereyoucamefrom,oronwhatsideofthetracksyoulived,attheend.Itwon'tmatterwhetheryouwerebeautifulorbrilliantEvenyourgenderandskincolorwillbeirrelevant.Sowhatwillmatter?Howwillthevalueofyourdaysbemeasured?

Whatwillmatterisnotwhatyoubought,butwhatyoubuilt;notwhatyougot,butwhatyougave.

Whatwillmatterisnotyoursuccess,butyoursignificance.

Whatwillmatterisnotwhatyoulearned,butwhatyoutaught.Whatwillmatteriseveryactofintegrity,compassion,orsacrificethatenriched,empoweredorencouragedotherstoemulateyourexample.

Whatwillmatterisnotyourcompetence,butyourcharacter.Whatwillmatterisnothowmanypeopleyouknew,buthowmanywillfeelalastinglosswhenyou'regone.Whatwillmatterisnotyourmemories,butthememoriesthatliveinthosewholovedyou.Whatwillmatterishowlongyouwillberemembered,bywhomandforwhat.Livingalifethatmattersdoesn'thappenbyaccident.It'snotamatterofcircumstancebutofchoice.Whileyoumeetsomethingbeautiful,thefirstthingyoushoulddoistoshareitwithyourfriendsanywhere.Sothatthesebeautifulthingswillbeable