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Readyornot，somedayitwillallcometoanend。Therewillbenomoresunrises，nodays，nohoursorminutes。Allthethingsyoucollected，whethertreasuredorforgotten，willasstosomeoneelse。

Yourwealth，fameandtemoral1owerwillshrivel2toirrelevance。Itwillnotmatterwhatyouownedorwhatyouwereowed。

Yourgrudges，resentments，frustrations，andjealousieswillfinallydisaear。So，too，yourhoes，ambitions，lans，andto-dolistswillallexire。Thewinsandlossesthatonceseemedsoimortantwillfadeaway。

Itwontmatterwhereyoucamefrom，oronwhatsideofthetracksyoulived。Itwontmatterwhetheryouwerebeautifulorbrilliant。Yourgender，skincolor，ethnicitywillbeirrelevant。

Sowhatwillmatter?Howwillthevalueofyourdaysbemeasured?

Whatwillmatterisnotwhatyoubought，butwhatyoubuilt；notwhatyougot，butwhatyougave。

Whatwillmatterisnotyoursuccess，butyoursignificance3。

Whatwillmatterisnotwhatyoulearned，butwhatyoutaught。

Whatwillmatteriseveryactofintegrity，comassion，courageandsacrificethatenriched，emoweredorencouragedotherstoemulate4yourexamle。

Whatwillmatterisnotyourcometence，butyourcharacter。

Whatwillmatterisnothowmanyeoleyouknew，buthowmanywillfeelalastinglosswhenyouregone。

Whatwillmatterisnotyourmemories，butthememoriesofthosewholovedyou。

Whatwillmatterishowlongyouwillberemembered，bywhomandforwhat。

Livingalifethatmattersdoesnthaenbyaccident。

Itsnotamatterofcircumstancebutofchoice。

Choosetolivealifethatmatters。