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Subject: HOW HAVE YOU SPENT YOUR DASH?

Author:
WN

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Date Posted: 16:28:27 12/29/01 Sat

HOW HAVE YOU SPENT 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 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.
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 houses, 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's being read
With your life's actions to rehash. . .
Would you be proud of the things they say
About how you spent your DASH

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Author: S [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 16:37:20 12/29/01 Sat How does it go? Love like you've never been hurt before and dance like nobody's watching? I'm smiling right now. Does that count?

[> [> Subject: The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.

Author:
Joseph Campbell
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Date Posted: 16:50:32 12/29/01 Sat

My first day of college, my English teacher asked the class if we would rather love or be loved. She let us babble on for a while with our little musings, then she told us the answer--we would rather love.

She said loving is a lot more exciting and a lot more fulfilling than being loved even when your love is not returned.

I didn't understand her then, but I never forgot it, and now I know. She was absolutely right. There is no better feeling than love for another person.

Luvin S