whether you are ready or not,
someday your life will come to an end.
there will be no more sunrises,
no minutes, no hours nor 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 are owed
your grudges, resentments, frustrations, and jealousies will finally disappear
so, too, your hopes, ambitions, plans, and to-do list will expire.
the wins and losses that once seemed so
important will fade away.
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; not what you got,
but what you gave, what will matter is not your success,
but your significance, what will matter is not your 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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A professor stood before this philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he picked up a very large and empty jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again, if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor next pick up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimously 'yes'
The professor then produced a cup of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.
Now, said the professor, as the laughter subsided, I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things God, family, children, health, friends, and favorite passions things that if everything else were lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter, like your job, house, and car.
The sand is everything else the small stuff, if you put the sand into the jar first there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you.
So pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children, Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out to dinner. Play another eighteen holes. There will always time to clean the house and fix things. Take care of the golf balls first the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled, I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there is always room for a cup of coffee with a friend.
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