Living A Life That Matters
I got this off the page of a man that passed away(12/03) due to complications associated with wls. I believe his widow posted it.
I thought it was worth posting.
Tonya
Living A Life That Matters
Ready or not, someday 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. 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? 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, 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're gone. What will matter is not your memories, but the memories that
live in 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 cir****tance, but of choice.
Choose to live a life that matters.
Tonya, That was beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing it with me. So sad that she lost her husband but I observed from her writing that she supported his decision for WLS and she knew the complications from it but wanted everyone to know that they had a beautiful life with many memories. After everything is said and done, the person he was, the memories they shared and the life he led will live on forever. Again, thanks.
Oh know not at work Most Active
Recent Topics
