Epitaph

It's funny how our life is summarized in a dash in our epitaph upon our burial. Date born. Date died. Separated only with a dash.

Name
Date born - Date died

Everything else in between wouldn't even matter. Is it because what ever it is you do in life, life and death are the only things certain and would matter? I sure hope not so.

I think that life in itself is precious. It is something we should cherish, take care, and be thankful of.

Then why the dash? It's because we don't need to write the things that we have made a difference of. Who we are and what we have done won't be of importance and value if they are simply written. They will show through the people around us. The people we have hurt. The people we have loved. The people we have touched lives. The people we have laughed with, cried with. The people we have shared a cup of coffee with. The people we have shared a movie with.

You don't need to replace the dash, you simply have to look around.