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THOUGHTS TO PONDER
The Dash Poem
I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of his 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 the dash represents all the time 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 slow down 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's being read with your life's action to
rehash...would you be proud of the things they say
about how you spent your dash?
By Linda Ellis
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