Life Counts

“Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.”

                                           -Albert Einstein

            In today’s world, things that should be appreciated are often taken for granted and things that shouldn’t matter seem as though they are extremely important. We often care too much about our possessions and the quantity of things we possess. We go around boasting and saying things like I have this or that. But in the end, none of the material things we possess matter. And as Einstein said, what really counts are the things that cannot be counted.

            The most important things in life are arguably the things that are immeasurable and cannot be counted. As they say, “Quality over quantity.” What is really most valuable in life? The answer is what lies within us. It is the values and abstract things that are innumerable in each and every human being on the planet. These include integrity, faith, courage, strength, leadership, determination, and last but definitely not least, love. These are what we should consider most important. We should be struggling to find these within ourselves instead of looking to gain more ultimately useless material objects. We should worry less about how much money we have, how many awards we receive, and how many trophies we earn. In the end, these things will all mean absolutely nothing. After we are dead, people will quickly forget about everything we had, but they will hopefully forever remember some of the things we did and the ways we made them feel during our lifetime. Lets make these memories positive and do everything we can to be the best that we can be. Another quote that comes to mind is, “And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”