Honestly, What Really Matters In Life?

What difference does doing the right thing make? Does it really make a difference when life is so tough and no one will get out of life alive? Does doing the right thing really make a difference? Some say, "it's all about the money", is it really about making money, buying things and strutting your stuff? What about truth and love? What about honor and respect? What matters, how about changing misery into celebration? Should we really help those who are less fortunate when I still have needs myself? How do we forgo the misery and pain in life to partake in the highest order of the day without being greedy?