Topic - Dying Declarations
When you go to a cemetery and read the headstones, you see the birth and death dates with that dash in between.
Know that the “dash” is all that really mattered.
Ever thought about your last words? If you’re under the age of 60, probably not.
At a certain point in your life, you shift from thinking about how many years you’ve lived to how many years you have left.
Medieval English courts had a principle that “no one on the point of death should be presumed to be lying”.
The first evidence of a dying declaration was found in a legal case from the year twelve hundred two.
Once we realize our own mortality, an unconscious terror sets in and when we speak with a positive emotional tone, it serves as protection against that deep fear.
How you spent your life, that dash on the tombstone, determines your final words. Make your “dash” count.
