HOW DO YOU LIVE YOUR DASH?
I read of a man who stood to speak
At a funeral of a friend.
He referred to the dates on her tombstone
From the beginning... to the end.
He noted that first came her date of birth
And spoke the following date with tears,
But he said what mattered most of all
Was the dash between those years (1934 – 1998)
For that dash represents all the time
That she spent alive on earth...
And now only those who loved her
Know what that little line is worth
For it matters not, 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 rearranged.
If we could just slow down enough
To consider what is true and real,
And always try to understand
The way other people feel.
And be less quick to anger,
And shrew appreciation more
And love the people in our lives
Like we’ve never loved before.
If we treat each other with respect .
And more often wear a smile.
Remembering that this special dash,
Might only last a little while,
So, when eulogy’s being read,
With your life’s actions to rehash...
Would you be proud of the things they say
About how we spend our dash?
simple yet lovely poem. yet again, we are reminded on how short life is and that our actions and lives are a testimony to others. and the poem says the rest.
busy week with CAs and all. thinking day's coming and with all the singing practices for the rally, my sore throat just got worse. drinking a lot of water already and it ain't helping (rawr, now osmoregulation is flowing thru my head)
CNY this year was good:) yu sheng was the best!! the food is good too. i think i gained weight ><. some of the gen acts peeps and BB boys came over to my house for steamboat and celebrate me bro's b'day on sun night:) had a really good time. after that, i really wanna learn some jazz piano from sheryl, but gotta wait for after o's :(. this girl's gotta study already.
condolences to doraline's family about her deceased grandfather. and jie lizhen gave birth yesterday! congrats!(now can call uncle tommy and aunty lizhen... hehe)
v'day was usual for me, more chocs from friends(getting pimples already:( ) and spending the day with hw etc...( u can guess)
cell debate was fun despite my team losing by 2 marks. anyway, we won overall:D. i was rather brain dead then so i couldn't really focus. sleepy...zzZ went to dora granfather's wake despite tiredness.
gtg... bb!!
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