Guest guest Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 A LIFE THAT MATTERS Something we all know but it never hurts to constantly remind ourselves… 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 be passed 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 from what side of the tracks you lived, in 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. It's a matter of choice. Choose to live a life that matters. -- With warm regards, Lalita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 om sai ram it is soo beautiful. sai ram Lalita Rao <lalita9Sunday, November 18, 2007 7:24:25 AM A Life that MattersA LIFE THAT MATTERSSomething we all know but it never hurts to constantly remindourselves… A Life that MattersReady 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 bepassed 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 from what side of the tracksyou lived, in 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 willfeel a lasting loss when you're gone .What will matter is not your memories, but the memories that live inthose 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.It's a matter of choice.Choose to live a life that matters.-- With warm regards,LalitaEVERYTHING ABOUT 'SHIRDI/PARTHI SAI BABA' ARE IN THESE WEBSITES:Websites:http://www.sathyasai.org http://www.shrisaibabasansthan.org/http://www.saibabalinks.orghttp://www.ssso.nethttp://www.sailopics.comhttp://www.saibaba.ws http://www.srisathyasai.org.inhttp://www.sssbpt.orghttp://www.radiosai.orghttp://www.vedamu.orghttp://www.kingdomofsai.orghttp://www.saigrace.comhttp://www..comhttp://www.saibabaofshirdi.netTo know more be free to ask tosathya_vermasai_sewak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 lovely article. Bessie Sewsunker Assistant Administrator Information Systems & Technology University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (Westville Campus) Private Bag X54001 Durban 4000 SOUTH AFRICA Tel : 031 - 2607051 Fax : 031 - 2607251 e-mail : sewsunkerb >>> " Lalita Rao " <lalita9 11/18/2007 5:24 PM >>> A LIFE THAT MATTERS Something we all know but it never hurts to constantly remind ourselves… 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 be passed 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 from what side of the tracks you lived, in 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. It's a matter of choice. Choose to live a life that matters. -- With warm regards, Lalita EVERYTHING ABOUT 'SHIRDI/PARTHI SAI BABA' ARE IN THESE WEBSITES: Websites: http://www.sathyasai.org http://www.shrisaibabasansthan.org/ http://www.saibabalinks.org http://www.ssso.net http://www.sailopics.com http://www.saibaba.ws http://www.srisathyasai.org.in http://www.sssbpt.org http://www.radiosai.org http://www.vedamu.org http://www.kingdomofsai.org http://www.saigrace.com http://www..com http://www.saibabaofshirdi.net To know more be free to ask to sathya_verma sai_sewak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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