whatmatter是什么意思 What will matter? 何为重要？

What will matter? 何为重要？  

Ready or not
some day it will All e to an end. There will be no more sunrises
no days
no hours or minutes. All the things you collected
whether treasured or fotten
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 all expire. The wins 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.
It won't matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant. Your gender
skin color
ethnicity 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 learned
but what you taught.
What will matter is every act of integrity
passion
courage and sacrifice that enriched
empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.
What will matter is not your petence
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 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.
~ by Michael Josephson ~