Measure your emotions. You don't need an atomic explosion for a minor point.
Don't mistake movement for achievement.
There are three things to leave behind; your photographs, your library, and your personal journals. These things are certainly going to be more valuable to future generations than your furniture!
Use your past as one of your mentors.
The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become.
To lead others is to help them change their thoughts, beliefs and actions for the better.