All That Matters

All that really matters is the way in which we live; The way we face our troubles and the happiness we give; The way we deal with others whom we contact on life's way; The way we work, the things we think, the sort of prayers we pray. All that really matters is our attitude of mind; The way we meet life's rough and smooth; the setbacks that we find; The way we try to right the wrong; the way we check despair; The way we use our talents and the things for which we care. All that really matters is the character we build; The way we shape its glory by the missions we've fulfilled; The rays we cast through goodness across the ways we've trod; These are the things that matter to ourselves, as well as God.

George Dench