Dear Nostamj & Kephra

I read of a man who stood to speak
At the funeral of a friend,

He referred to the dates on his tombstone
From beginning to the end.

He noted that first came his date of birth
And spoke the following with tears,
But he said what mattered most of all
Was the dash between those years.

For that dash represents all the time
That he spent alive on earth. . .
And now only those who loved him
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 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?

- Anonymous

Love you Nostamj & Kephra

Peace. Always. YOU lived your Dash brothers. YOU lived it. Congratulations.

and WORK for PEACE......

The above 2 guys will be sorely MISSED...

Love to both of them and may they find the Peace they deserve.....

n/t

This one really gets to the essence of what a life well lived actually means. I try now and then to live this way, but it's not easy and some days I'm cranky and rude. We all need a course correction, but I wish this one hadn't come as a result of the death of Jeff. Thank you for posting this poem.

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:loveya:

its all we can do :cry:

I am sorry, been out of towm for a few days. What's going on? Someone please fill me in!

NONONONONOOOO

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OH jeez... horrid.... shit.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=3428798&mesg_id=3428798

He was such a wonderful DU member, and so creative, so funny, so ALIVE!

Damn, damn, damn.

The hits just keep coming.

This is very, very sad.

No words can even express.

Thank you for this. O8)

N/T

what a beautiful post...now I am crying all over again.

I am just wrecked over the loss of Jeff. God I am going to miss him.

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:hug:

very beautiful. Rest in peace, boys.