For each of us, eventually, whether we are ready or not, some day it will come to an end. There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days; all the things we have collected whether treasured or forgotten will pass to someone else. Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance. It won’t matter what you owned or owed; your judgments, frustrations and jealousy will finally disappear. So too, your hopes, ambitions, plans and to do lists will expire. The wins and losses that once seemed to be so important will fade away. It won’t matter where u came from or what side of the tracks you lived. In the end, it won’t matter if you are beautiful or brilliant; even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant. 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 active integrity, compassion and courage or sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example. What will matter is not your competences 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 loved you. What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what. A life lived that matters is not of circumstance but of choice.August 13, 2012 Epilogue of “Dying to Have Known" - Steve Kroschel For each of us, eventually, whether we are ready or not, some day it will come to an end.There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days; all the things we have collected whether treasured or forgotten will pass to someone else. Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance. It won’t matter what you owned or owed; your judgments, frustrations and jealousy will finally disappear.So too, your hopes, ambitions, plans and to do lists will expire. The wins and losses that once seemed to be so important will fade away. It won’t matter where u came from or what side of the tracks you lived. In the end, it won’t matter if you are beautiful or brilliant; even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant. 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 active integrity, compassion and courage or sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example. What will matter is not your competences 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 loved you. What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what. A life lived that matters is not of circumstance but of choice. Epilogue of “Dying to Have Known" - Steve Kroschel
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