Live a Life that Matters

Sunny Sunday, the skyline so well defined
Feeling relax and wish to hit the coastline
But, there are things to set them right
Maybe another day, should be just fine

But it’s a Sunday, let me think of something as a nice compromise
Oh, just by eating something light, with a company by my side
And reading the newspaper line by line, will be as fine
Not surprisingly, PAP’s victory issue being the headline

Anyway, some thoughts ran through my mind
Mainly thinking about life
Chanced upon an article
Allow me to summarize

Hope the topic discussed is not being too heavy
But it really concerns you and me
Take some time reading
Let’s live a life more enriching

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Life :
Ready or not, someday it will all come to an end.

There will be no more sunrise, no minutes, hours or days.
All things we collected, whether treasured or forgotten will pass to someone else.
Our wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance.
It will not matter what we owned or what we were owed.
Our grudges, resentments, frustration, jealousies will finally disappear.
So, too, our 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 we came from, or on what side of the tracks we lived at the end.
It won't matter whether we were beautiful or brilliant.
Even our gender and skin color will be irrelevant.

So, what will matter? How will the value of our days measured?

What will matter is not you bought, but what you built; not what you got but what you gave.
What will matter is not our success, but our significance.
What will matter is not we learned, but what we taught.
What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched, empowered, or encouraged others to emulate our example.
What will matter is not our competence, but our character.
What will matter is not how many people we know, but how many will feel a lasting loss when we are gone.
What will matter is not our memories, but the memories that live in those who loved us.

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.