Just wanted to share

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Hey Guys, a friend of mine sent me this poem about a year ago when my father died and it really touched my heart, it really helped to put things into perspective for me and well I just wanted to share it with all of you.


What will Matter?
by Michael Josephson
used with permission of the author

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Ready or not, some day 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.

It won't matter where you came from
or what side of the tracks you lived on at the end.
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 your 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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LOVE YOURSELF NO MATTER WHAT!!!

threeupthreedown

BEAUTIFUL!!!!

I lost my beloved father last June 7. My mother found him dead in his favourite chair. Then, a month later we were informed that my beloved sister-in-law of almost 35 years had pancreatic cancer. Seven weeks later she died. One month after that my therapist of 5 years died.

Your poem means so much to me. I have been having a tough time lately. Thanks for helping me see another side of loss.

YOU totally rock!!!!

freezeframe

Bump

ilike2moveit

Beautiful.