What will matter pdf

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. Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant. 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. Choose to live a life that matters. Make Someone Smile Like this: Like Loading Absolute brilliance!!!

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Log in now. Loading Comments Email Required Name Required Website. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! What a great poem! It was stated so eloquently and to the point. Thank you so much for sharing it with your readers. You are welcome. I have borrowed your poem three times in my life to honor three people who I thought embodied the sentiments of the poem.

On each occasion, there were tears throughout the audience. It is, truly, an inspiring poem. I try to live my life so that someone will honor me with these words. Thank you for all you have done and for this awesome poem. Great poetry, great philosophy to live by!

Keep up the good work. I am convinced you will be richly rewarded in this life and eternity! I loved being a teacher. I know that society and the government told me that what was important was test results.

I always knew there was something more important. This poem sums up perfectly how I wanted to be remembered as a teacher. That is why I helped begin our anti-bully program. I wanted my kids to know that at least in my room they were safe! I continue that quest today. Thank you for a wonderful piece that also told my story!!!!!!!

I am the chairman of Harties Reflections Swimming club. I read your poem What will matter. It was truly inspiring. So much so, that I wanted to know if I can get your permission to publish the poem in our monthly newsletter.