#The dash on the tombstone poem professional#

It is this time, that the poem refers to as the dash. For some it may be short, while for others long. To celebrate the life that was, and to give them a good send off.īut between the birth and death, bookend parts of life, we have years and decades to make the most of the life we have. As I have said in a previous blog, as humans, we have the need to mark the end, when a life comes to a close. We make our plans, and we do all that we can to prepare for the wonderful day to come do all that we can to be ready. When we are waiting for the birth of a child, it seems to take forever for the day to come. 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 lived your dash?īy Linda Ellis, Copyright © Inspire Kindness, 1996,. If we treat each other with respect and more often wear a smile… remembering that this special dash might only last a little while. To be less quick to anger and show appreciation more and love the people in our lives like we’ve never loved before. 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 still can be rearranged. What matters is how we live and love and how we spend our dash. For it matters not, how much we own, the cars… the house… the cash. H e noted that first came the date of birth and spoke of the following date with tears, but he said what mattered most of all was the dash between those years.įor that dash represents all the time they spent alive on earth and now only those who loved them know what that little line is worth. He referred to the dates on the tombstone from the beginning… to the end. I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of a friend.

#The dash on the tombstone poem professional#

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