Jan
The Dash: Between Your Birth and Your Death Date
A friend recently sent me an email with a link to a poem that is so appropriate for a family genealogy blog. The written poem is set to music and beautiful landscapes. It refers to the “dash” between the birth date and the death date seen on gravestones and other sources relating to a person’s life.
Recently, I placed on this site a copy of the eulogy I read at my dad’s funeral last year. That little bit of remembrance can never reflect all of the memories, not only mine, but every friend and relative has of those days of his life. “1915 - 2007″ only tells us of a span of time in which dad (Elmer Melvin Ross) lived. It is that time in between represented by the “dash”, that is the most significant. To each of us, that “dash” means something different.
As you read and listen to this poem, think of the wonderful remembrances of loved ones already deceased and what that “dash” means to you. Also, think of what you can do while still living to to improve the quality of your “dash” when you are gone, and what you can do to help those who have not placed the final date after their “dash”…. May your “dash” be significant in many lives!!
It is set up to open in a separate window so you can easily return to this site after reading and listening to it. Many thanks to www.walkthetalk.com for making this available on the internet.
Click on this Link (The Dash, by Linda Ellis) to Watch and Hear this presentation.
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