REMEMBRANCE
What we leave behind
Pepper Miller <peppermiller3011@gmail.com>
What do we leave for our loved ones to remember us as we pass the great divide?
Most all grandchildren cannot even tell us what their grandparent's full names were, and that is a shame, or is it? We will not be remembered by a stone marker in an out-of-the-way cemetery. That marker may be visited occasionally by our children if we had any, but in a short time, most will be neglected without the rare flower assortment placed there in the past.
We will be loved by very few people whom we have also loved. Soon, they too will be gone and their recollections of us will be dumped into the ether that surrounds our planet.
This is not to be a sad tale of the forgotten. I think what will be remembered is how we loved and what we instilled in our children.
The good Lord taught us to love one another, just as He has loved us. That is of utmost importance! Our dreams and good deeds will be turned to dust and blown away with the breezes that portend progress.
Let all of us strive to live a life filled with love, dreams, and sincere peace in our hearts.
The Dash Poem
by Linda Ellis
"I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of a friend.
He referred to the dates on the tombstone from the beginning to the end.
"He noted first came the date of the birth and spoke the following date with tears.
But he said what mattered most of all was the dash between the years.
"For that dash represents all the time that they spent life on Earth.
And now only those who loved them 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.
"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"
People will be remembered for their kind actions not for the wealth and the possessions they owned. I wish more people would realize that and I also wish that we would take the time to appreciate acts of kindness which are so few nowadays and express our gratitude to those who bestow them. Please forgive any errors as English is not my first language.