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WHAT REALLY MATTERS IN THE END?

I have walked on all
the Continents in
the world, all 50 States,
and lost count of the
countries I have visited.
I say this not to impress
but to share what I, not
anyone else, have learned.
It hit me right between
the eyes a few years ago
as I  heard what a group
of wealthy men said in the
last days in the terminal ward;
soon to face death.
They were all rich and
among the who's who
in society. In their last days
they were asked what,
when looking back really
mattered?
Was it their yachts, numerous
limousines, airplanes, summer,
winter, and get-away-retreats;
art collections, diamonds, gold,
silver, and stock options, money,
lands, businesses, having power.
 What really mattered?
Almost to the man they said,
What really mattered and still did
at the end of their lives,
was to truly be loved by someone
and to truly love someone.
What truly matters to me?
What truly matters to you?
Dare we wrestle with this question?
Written by TheOralizer
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