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From: "Cece" <>
Subject: [FOLKLORE FAMILY] The dash sign (-) and the minus sign (-) look alike
Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2001 20:29:55 -0400

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. (1934 -1998)

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

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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BENT HISTORIC MISTAKE AWARD -- In 1962 NASA launched
the Mariner probe to investigate Venus. On launch day, the craft
veered off course as it separated from its booster. Four minutes
into the flight NASA officials had to press the destruct button and
blow up the $18.5 million craft. The official investigation later
showed that a single MINUS (-) sign in the computer program was
the cause.
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I had to send this after yesterdays "dash" story. I loved that story.

Consequently, God speaks to us in mysterious ways and this is one of the ways He spoke to me.

I will try to fix my "minuses" and make all my "dash" days count for something !

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