As time slips by
The vivid memory of you
In the mind and heart of those you knew
Begins to fade into faint shadows
What remains?
Not how intelligent you were
or how diligently you worked
Not how eloquently you spoke
or how ably you wrote
Not how many celebrities you knew
or to how many countries you flew
Not how many skills you mastered
or conferences you attended
But
Whether you treated them kindly
or left them with wounds and scars
Whether you built trust and loyalty
or sought fleeting experiences near or far
Whether you created lasting bonds
or left them severed and broken
Whether you lived your ideals with integrity
or left them violated and contradicted
Whether you courageously mended wrongs
or fled and left them unresolved
Whether you sacrificed and loved selflessly
or served your own interests and desires
Whether you created memories to be cherished
or best erased and forgotten
Create good memories
And if you don't
Make things right, sooner rather than later
Or, at least, later rather than never.
Mt 5:23-24
