Today's writeup is taken from Character
Counts by Michael
Josephson:
"Ready or not, some day 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 what side of the tracks you lived on 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 circumstance but of
choice. Choose to live a life that matters.
"This is Michael Josephson
reminding you that character counts."
Dear God ..
please
help me ..
to
live in light of eternal values ..
so
that my life will not be wasted ..
but
invested in the lives of others for all eternity ..
so
that my life will matter ..
Thank
You for hearing and answering my prayer ..
