Most of this year has flown by
And you would never have even known it.
"I read of a man who stood to speak
At the funeral of a friend
He referred to the dates on her tombstone
From the beginning to the end
He noted that 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 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 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 rearranged.
If we could just slow down enough
To consider what’s true and real
And always try to understand
The way other people feel.
And be less quick to anger,
And show 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 your eulogy is being read
With your life’s actions to rehash
Would you be proud of the things they say
About how you spent your dash?"
-Linda Ellis
Hero has this on his facebook and somehow it just needs to be shared.
So much has happened in this past year. I feel like I can say that every year, but this year has probably been one of the roughest years of my entire life. Between everything that happened my grandmother passing, fathers sickness, eviction, Six Flags Human Resources department, it was just all a bit much. But hey, we live and we learn. Stand on our own and move forward. Well technically I could never have made it through this year without this one friend. And somehow I still don't think that I can rely on him, but I guess when it comes down to it on the nights that it mattered most...he was there and he was the most reliable person I ever could have asked for. And for a 22yr old who can never imagine the situation at hand it is pretty remarkable. So maybe its time for my attitude on him to change, cause we all get a chance to prove ourselves in the end.
I wonder a lot about many things...I guess right now I am just trying to have some faith. You gotta have faith, hope, something. Nietzsche's words, 'He who has a why to live for can bear with almost any how.'
"I read of a man who stood to speak
At the funeral of a friend
He referred to the dates on her tombstone
From the beginning to the end
He noted that 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 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 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 rearranged.
If we could just slow down enough
To consider what’s true and real
And always try to understand
The way other people feel.
And be less quick to anger,
And show 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 your eulogy is being read
With your life’s actions to rehash
Would you be proud of the things they say
About how you spent your dash?"
-Linda Ellis
Hero has this on his facebook and somehow it just needs to be shared.
So much has happened in this past year. I feel like I can say that every year, but this year has probably been one of the roughest years of my entire life. Between everything that happened my grandmother passing, fathers sickness, eviction, Six Flags Human Resources department, it was just all a bit much. But hey, we live and we learn. Stand on our own and move forward. Well technically I could never have made it through this year without this one friend. And somehow I still don't think that I can rely on him, but I guess when it comes down to it on the nights that it mattered most...he was there and he was the most reliable person I ever could have asked for. And for a 22yr old who can never imagine the situation at hand it is pretty remarkable. So maybe its time for my attitude on him to change, cause we all get a chance to prove ourselves in the end.
I wonder a lot about many things...I guess right now I am just trying to have some faith. You gotta have faith, hope, something. Nietzsche's words, 'He who has a why to live for can bear with almost any how.'