Live Your Dash~

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 of 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 matter 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?

(Poem The Dash by Linda Ellis – shared by the trainer last week)

The Dash adalah mengenai tempoh kehidupan kita di dunia. Apa yang kita telah lakukan, sama ada baik atau buruk. Baik atau buruk, pasti orang akan masih menyebutnya ketika kita sudah tiada. Kalau baik, alhamdulillah... Kalau sebaliknya? Na'udzubillah...

Jadi, bagaimana agaknya kita telah mengisi The Dash kita itu? Sama-samalah kita berusaha untuk memanfaatkan The Dash kita masing-masing.





p/s: Saya bukanlah faham sangat bab puisi-puisi yang terlebih puitis ni lebih-lebih lagi yang zauji punya... :P