This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_920091387_boundary Content-ID: <0_920091387@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Amen.... --part0_920091387_boundary Content-ID: <0_920091387@inet_out.mail.rica.net.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline Return-Path: <5L20country@rica.net> Received: from rly-ya03.mx.aol.com (rly-ya03.mail.aol.com [172.18.144.195]) by air-ya02.mx.aol.com (v56.26) with SMTP; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 22:15:44 -0500 Received: from mx20.rmci.net (saturn.rmci.net [205.162.184.24]) by rly-ya03.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with SMTP id WAA17303 for <SPENCETOP@aol.com>; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 22:15:41 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 15569 invoked from network); 27 Feb 1999 03:15:42 -0000 Received: from har2-di56.rica.net (HELO default) (208.1.109.56) by mx20.rmci.net with SMTP; 27 Feb 1999 03:15:42 -0000 Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19990226221621.007c3960@rica.net> X-Sender: 5l20country@rica.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 22:16:21 -0200 To: Roys@cheerful.com From: Cora Sue Linton <5L20country@rica.net> Subject: HOW DO YOU LIVE YOUR DASH? In-Reply-To: <00ca01be6215$82675d40$4998d4cd@aandl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit HOW DO YOU 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 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. (l900 - l970) 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 How 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? --part0_920091387_boundary--