what matters?

Amidst this crazy whirlwind of deadlines and projects, I stumbled upon this. Just thought it may give you guys  the same inspiration that it gave me the first time I saw it. Much as I may whine about blogging, it is indeed a good platform to send little encouragements! Anyway, just felt like giving thanks for all the friendships forged and learning opportunities throughout this module. Thanks for the support and encouragements thus far.  Hang in there everyone! :)

So what actually matters?

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 have collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will be passed on to someone else.
Your wealth, fame and temporality will shrivel to irrelevance.
It will not matter what you owed or what you were owed.

Your grudges, resentments, frustrations and jealousies will finally disappear.
So too, your hopes, ambitions and plans will expire.
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 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 every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched and empowered 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 are gone.
What will matter is not your memories, but the memories of 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.