Choose a Life that matters
The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away
It won’t matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant
Even you gender and skin colour 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 learnt but what you taught
What will matter is the very 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 knew you
but how many will feel a lasting loss when you’re gone
What will matter is not your memories of those who loved you
What will matter is how long you will be remembered
by whom and for what
Living a life the matters doesn’t happen by accident
its not a matter of circumstance but of choice
Choose to live a life that matters
