Live A Life That

Matters
Sng Cuc i ng Sng

Vit dch: Trn L Ty-Phng & Trn nh Honh

Ready or not, someday it will all come to an end

Sn sng hay khng, mt ngy no tt c u s n im cui.

There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days.

S khng cn bnh minh, khng cn pht, khng cn gi,
khng cn ngy.
All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten,
will pass to someone else.
Mi th bn lm lt, d ct trong kho hay qun mt, u s sang tay
ngi khc.

Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance.

Ti sn, danh vng v quyn lc ph du ca bn s tn li vo
h khng.
It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed.
Bn c g, hay ai n bn, cng thnh v ngha.

Your grudges, resentments, frustrations, and jealousies will finally

disappear.
Cui cng th Th Hn, Cay ng, Bc Tc, v Ghen T ca bn cng s
bin mt.
So, too, your hopes, ambitions, plans, and to-do lists will expire.
Mi Hy Vng, Tham Vng, K Hoch, v D Tnh ca bn cng s tiu tan.

The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.
Thng hay Bi, tng rt quan trng vi bn, ri s phai m.
It won't matter where you came from,
or on what side of the tracks you lived, at the end.
Bn t u n, hay sng bn pha ng no, rt cuc cng s
thnh v ngha.

It won't matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant.

Bn p hay thng thi, iu s thnh v ngha.
Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant.
Ngay c gii tnh v mu da ca bn cng khng thnh vn .

So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured?
Vy iu g c ngha? Lm th no o lng gi tr nhng ngy
sng ca bn?
What will matter is not what you bought, but what you built;
ngha khng nm trong ci bn mua, nhng trong ci bn xy;
not what you got, but what you gave.
khng nm trong ci bn ly, nhng trong ci bn cho.

What will matter is not your success, but your significance.

ngha khng nm trong thnh cng, nhng trong tm quan trng.
What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught.
ngha khng nm trong iu bn hc, nhng trong iu bn dy.

What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, or

sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others
to emulate your example.
ngha nm trong tng hnh ng chn tht, nhn i, hay hy
sinh, lm cho ngi khc c phong ph, mnh m, v mun
theo gng ca bn.

What will matter is not your competence, but your character.

ngha khng nm trong kh nng, nhng trong nhn cch ca
bn.
What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how
many will feel a lasting loss when you're gone.
ngha khng nm trong bao nhiu ngi bn bit, nhng trong
bao nhiu ngi s thy mt mt khi bn ra i.

What will matter is not your memories, but the memories that live
in those who loved you.
ngha khng nm trong k c ca bn, nhng trong k c ca
nhng ngi yu thng bn.
What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom
and for what.
ngha nm trong Ai nh bn, v vic g, trong bao lu.

Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident..

Sng mt cuc i c Ngha, khng phi l S Tnh C.

It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice.

khng phi l Hon Cnh, m l S La Chn.

While you meet something beautiful,

the first thing you should do is to share it with your friends anywhere,
Khi thy iu g p, hy chia s vi bn b khp ni,
So that these beautiful things will be able to spread out literally around
the world.
nhng iu p ny c th n mi ni trn th gii.

THE END
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Ty-Phng & Trn nh Honh

Washington DC, 24/8/09