Don't be materialistic

When you die, what do you take with you? 

In life, it's mostly all about how much money you earn, how successful you are, which car you drive, that you own your own house, have the newest cell phone, wear the most expensive and newest clothes. Many use it to define themselves and their lives.

But does that really count? Is all of this important? Or aren't there more valuable things in life? How to have a full life, to spend the time that has been given to us with the people we care about. To enjoy life as best you can to the fullest? Doing the job that gives us pleasure, no matter how much money you earn because you do it out of passion? Coming home every day because you know who is waiting for you at home, no matter how expensive the property was or you live in an apartment that is in the poor district?

Doesn't it all come down to all of these beautiful moments that you have in the course of your life? All the experience you get? All the feelings you share with loved ones? Doesn't all of this make us happier than all the material stuff that is easy to replace? Who doesn't give us what we yearn for every day? For love, recognition and appreciation? Can the material offer us all of this? I do not think so.

That's why I ask you: "When you die, what do you take with you?", "What is important after death?" If you die, you cannot take any money in the world with you. Can't you take the most beautiful clothes to heaven with you? Or the most expensive property. If you die, all of that will be sold or thrown away, because none of that matters.

All that remains after death are the beautiful memories, the great moments you made together. The pure and real feelings when you are remembered. And isn't that what makes us happy at the end of the day? That we dream of at night?

Is that why I ask you What do you take with you? I hope for you a pure heart and a beautiful soul. So that people like to remember you ...

Written by Alina