How Have You Lived Your Dash?
I just came by Adam Khoo's Blog. His latest post is on a powerful and meaningful song , ' Dash '. The ‘Dash’ was originally a poem written by Linda Ellis and it has been an inspiration to millions around the world, including myself. The song makes us realise that the day we complete our journey in life, two dates would be inscribed on our tombstone, the year of birth and the year of death. In the middle of both these dates, is a short dash '-'. It represent all that we have done during the time that we are alive. It makes us reflect how how we have lived our 'dash'. As you play the youtube video above, you may like to read the lyrics of the song below. " There was a man who stood to speak at the funeral of a friend.
He read the dates on her tombstone from the beginning…to the end. He noted first came the date of her 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 sta...