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.

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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 stands for all the time that she spent alive on earth…
and only those who loved her know what that little line is worth.

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.

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 can still be re-arranged

If we would just slow down enough to consider what’s true and real and always try to understand the way that other’s feel. We’d be much less quick to anger and show appreciation more and love the people in our lives like we’ve never loved before.

So, when your eulogy’s being read and your life is being rehashed…would you be proud of the things they say about how you spent your dash?

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After listening to this song.

I really went and reflected upon it.
Reading the lyrics while listening to the song isn't enough.
It's time to reflect on how did you lived your dash...


Think about it.





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