Pause For Thought

[MajestyJo]

“At the end, it won’t matter where you came from, or on what side of the tracks you lived. 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.
· What will matter is 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.
· 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’re gone.
· What will matter is not your memories, but the memories that live on in those who loved you.
· What will matter is not how long you will be remembered, but by whom and for what.”

Received with thanks from my friend Carey