the dash that matters!!!!!

POSITIVE NEWS WEEKLY++++++++++++++++++++
The DashCopyright 1998 by Linda Ellis

I read of a reverend 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 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 spendour dash.

So think about this long and hard.Are there things you'd liketo change?

For you never know how much time is left. You could be at dash mid-range.

If we could just slow down enoughto consider what's true and realand always try to understand
the way other people feel.

And be less quick to anger and showappreciation more and love the people in our lives like we've never loved before.

If we treat each other with respectand more often wear a smile...remembering that this special dashmight only last a little while.

So when your eulogy's being read,with your life's actions to rehash,would you be proud of the things they say about how you spent your dash?