Life is a journey. I believe the outcome of our life journey depends largely on the choices we have made or are making in this life. Sometimes there are events in our lives that we cannot explain, but I always believe that everything happens for a reason (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8) that only our Creator, the Almighty, knows why. Definitely, He allowed it to happen so we can learn something out of it. Whatever is the reason, I trust in God's wisdom, that it is always for our own good- to teach us a lesson so that eventually we can fulfill the purpose for which we were created.
Allow me then to share with you this beautiful poem which was shared with me by a friend some years ago.
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 winds and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.
It won't matter where you came from, or on what side of the tracks you lived 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 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 you are gone.
What will matter is not your memories, but the memories that live in those who love 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 circumstances, but of choice.
Choose to live a life that matters.
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