What Matters

​What Matters
 
What matters is not what we bought, but what we built; not what we got, but what we gave.
 
What matters is not our success, but our significance.
 
What matters is not what we learnt but what we taught.
 
What matters is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate our example.
 
What matters is not our competence, but our character.
 
What matters is not how many people we knew, but how many people will feel a lasting loss when we are gone.
 
What matters is not our memories, but the memories that live in those who loved us.
 
What matters is how long we 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 a matter of choice.
 
By Author Unknown