Thought for Today
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 10:00 pm
I heard this on radio 4 a few days ago, and thought it was really thought-provoking. I just thought I would share it with you. 
“How Do You Live Your Dash?”
I read of a man who stood to speak,
At the funeral of a friend.
He referred to the dates on his coffin,
From the beginning.... to the end.
He noted that first came his date of birth
And spoke 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 he spent alive on earth...
And now only those who loved him
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.
© Linda Ellis
“How Do You Live Your Dash?”
I read of a man who stood to speak,
At the funeral of a friend.
He referred to the dates on his coffin,
From the beginning.... to the end.
He noted that first came his date of birth
And spoke 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 he spent alive on earth...
And now only those who loved him
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.
© Linda Ellis