The Dash

Hi Everyone; Hope you are all having a good day. I printed this story for handout as well, Winsave was down for awhile, it's back up now. But, here's a great little story a friend emailed to me, read & enjoy. At a recent funeral a man who was a friend of the deceased was asked to speak on behalf of his friend and to reflect on his life. The friend started out by mentioning the dates that would be on the tombstone; the date his life began and the date his life had ended. Then he asked everyone to think about the dash between those two dates. While the date someone is born is significant and of course the sad day when someone passes is why we are all here today, he said. But, what really mattered most was the dash between those two dates for it represented all the time on earth and only those that knew the deceased well really know what that little dash represented. Whats important is how we live our lives between the date we are born and the date we die. It matters not how much we have; cars, house, money, etc. What matters most is how we live, how we love and how we spend our dash. We never know how much time is left that can still be rearranged. If we could slow down enough to consider what's true and real and always try to understand how others feel and be less quick to anger & show appreciation more. We should try to treat others with more respect, smile more and remember this special dash might only last awhile. So, when our eulogy is read and our life is rehashed would we be proud of the things they say about how we lived, how we spend our DASH?