The Dash 1996 - Linda Ellis -
I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of a friend. He
referred to the dates on her tombstone from the beginning...to
the end«. He noted that first came the date of her birth and spoke
of the following date with tears, but he said what mattered most
of all was the dash between those years. For that dash represents
all the t i m e that she spent alive on earth... and now only those who
loved her know what that little line is worth. For it matters not how
much we own; the cars....the house...the cash. What matters is how we live and love and how we spend our dash. So think about this long and hard... are there things you'd like to change? For you never know how much time is left that can still be rearranged. If we could
just s l o w d o w n enough to consider what's true and real, and always try to understand the way other people feel. And be less quick to
anger, and show appreciation more and love the people in our lives
like we've never loved before. If we treat each other with respect, and
more often wear a smile... remembering that this special dash might
only last a little while. So, when your eulogy is being read with your
life's actions to rehash... would you be proud of the things they say
about ---> how you spend your dash?
I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of a friend. He
referred to the dates on her tombstone from the beginning...to
the end«. He noted that first came the date of her birth and spoke
of the following date with tears, but he said what mattered most
of all was the dash between those years. For that dash represents
all the t i m e that she spent alive on earth... and now only those who
loved her know what that little line is worth. For it matters not how
much we own; the cars....the house...the cash. What matters is how we live and love and how we spend our dash. So think about this long and hard... are there things you'd like to change? For you never know how much time is left that can still be rearranged. If we could
just s l o w d o w n enough to consider what's true and real, and always try to understand the way other people feel. And be less quick to
anger, and show appreciation more and love the people in our lives
like we've never loved before. If we treat each other with respect, and
more often wear a smile... remembering that this special dash might
only last a little while. So, when your eulogy is being read with your
life's actions to rehash... would you be proud of the things they say
about ---> how you spend your dash?
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