What Will Matter by Meisiekind

Photography • Atmosphere/Mood • posted on Jan 06, 2010

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A friend sent me this today. Here is just a short extract. It touched me deeply. "Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end. There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days. Your grudges, resentments, frustrations and jealousies will finally disappear. So too your hopes, ambitions, plans and to-do lists will expire. What will matter then, 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." Image: Namibia, March 2009, Postwork in CS4.

Comments (48)

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Santa29Klaus

2:17AM | Thu, 07 January 2010

The light on the end of this road says: the end is just a start of a new beginning. I'm with you as I said yesterday.... and its great to be your friend!

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prutzworks

2:25AM | Thu, 07 January 2010

great shot and monochrome, sorry to say but I'm not a big fan of that starfield

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Chipka

3:02AM | Thu, 07 January 2010

Stunning. Not surprising coming from you, you do such good work and your eye is unerring. I love the POV here, the color, the mood...the sense of hopeful bleakness, if there ever is such a thing. What touches me as well is what you wrote, it's so true and it's something I'm feeling...not in that I lost someone, but in that I could easily have done so, and what a relief it is to know that I don't have to mourn...not yet. You bring such an awareness of what life IS into this image, as well as a profound and touching promise...not in that grim things will happen, but in that touching lives is so important, especially when done with the kind of quiet elegance and spiritual grace as this image imparts. Brilliant work!

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Myel

3:34AM | Thu, 07 January 2010

Superb picture and excellent words!

neo_primal

3:40AM | Thu, 07 January 2010

cool

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morningglory

5:38AM | Thu, 07 January 2010

Beautiful saying, and the picture is excellent.

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knupps

6:37AM | Thu, 07 January 2010

So clean, so simple, a great image. Love the blue/grey tint and how its presented. Bravo.

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kgb224

6:45AM | Thu, 07 January 2010

Outstanding capture Carin. I love the poem as well.

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vaggabondd

7:34AM | Thu, 07 January 2010

Wow this is awesome in words and image and title to the image, excellent work all the way around my friend :)

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Kaartijer

2:27PM | Sat, 09 January 2010

Wonderful capture, Carin!

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BessieB

9:06AM | Sun, 10 January 2010

Stunning work Carin, very dramatic

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Meowgli

11:28AM | Sun, 10 January 2010

lovely work Carin, really liking the cool tones

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danapommet

7:43PM | Sun, 10 January 2010

Beautiful look into a sky full of stars so stay on track and your future will surround you with that light of a thousand stars. Wonderful poem that is a must save for me. Hugs and prayers. Dana

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