philomenob 3Speak Podcast: Recent Episodes

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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 that first came the date of birth
and spoke the following date with tears,
but he said what mattered most of all
was the dash between those years.
For that dash represents all the time
that they spent alive 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.
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 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?

I stumbled on this poem on Instagram just before Christmas and thought that it's perfect for this season. So, I decided to do a reading and share it with my Hive family.

A wise man once said that an unexamined life is not worth living. We've just entered into a new year. What better time is there to examine and evaluate our lives? We never know how much time we have to spend here, so we should be intentional about how we live every day of our lives. How do we treat others? should be the first question we ask ourselves. The best time to change is now because there's no time like the present. Like the poem says, when your eulogy is being read, would you be proud of the things they say about how you spent your dash?

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Father calls me William, sister calls me Will,Mother calls me Willie, but the fellers call me Bill!Mighty glad I ain’t a girl — ruther be a boy,Without them sashes, curls, an’ things that’s worn by Fauntleroy!Love to chawnk green apples an’ go swimmin’ in the lake —Hate to take the castor-ile they give for belly-ache!’Most all the time, the whole year round, there ain’t no flies on me,But jest ’fore Christmas I'm as good as I kin be!Got a yeller dog named Sport, sick him on the cat;First thing she knows she doesn't know where she is at!Got a clipper sled, an’ when us kids goes out to slide,’Long comes the grocery cart an’ we all hook a ride!But sometimes when the grocery man is worrited an’ cross,
He reaches at us with his whip, an’ larrups up his hoss,An’ then I laff an’ holler, "Oh, ye never teched me!”But jest ’fore Christmas I’m as good as I kin be!Gran’ma says she hopes that when I git to be a man,
I'll be a missionarer like her oldest broter, Dan
As was et up by the cannibals that live in Ceylon’s Isle,
Where every prospeck pleases, an’ only man is vile!
But gran’ma she has never been to see a Wild West show,
Nor read the life of Daniel Boone, or else I guess she'd know
That Buff’lo Bill an’ cowboys is good enough for me!
Excep jest ’fore Christmas, when I’m as good as I kin be!And then old Sport he hangs atound, so solemn-like an’ still,
His eyes they seem a-sayin’: “What’s the matter, little Bill?”
The old cat sneaks down off her perch an’ wonder’s what’s become
Of them two enemies of hern that used to make things hum!
But I am so perlite an’ tend so earnestly to biz,
That mother says to father: “How improved our Willie is!”
But father, havin’ been a boy hisself suspicions me
When, jest ’fore Christmas, I'm as good as I kin be!For Christmas, with its lots an’ lots of candies, cakes an’ toys,
Was made, they say, for proper kids an’ not for naughty boys;
So wash yer face an’ bresh yer hair, an’ mind yer p’s an’ q’s,
And don't bust out yer pantaloons, and don't wear out your shoes;
Say “Yessum” to the ladies, and “Yessur” to the men,
An’ when they’s company, don't pass yer plate for pie again;
But thinkin’ of the things yer’d like to see upon that tree,
Jest ’fore Christmas be as good as yer kin be!

Jest ’Fore Christmas by Eugene Field has been one of my favourite poems since childhood. Reading it as an adult is nostalgic; it brings back lots of memories. When it's getting to Christmas, children are usually threatened with not getting christmas clothes, shoes, presents and the likes if they're not well-behaved. Here in Nigeria, they are also threatened with not eating delicious Christmas rice and chicken when they misbehave. So, when it's getting to Christmas or the end of the year, kids begin to behave better.

I find William in Jest ’Fore Christmas very funny. He is an interesting character who is mischievous and clever! I always enjoy reading and imagining this little boy that I decided to record my reading this time around, and do a video that I can share with you guys. I know it's a day after Christmas so it should be too late for the poem, but I think we're still in the spirit of Christmas — better late than never! Enjoy!

I would love to know how Christmas was for you as a child. Please, endeavour to leave a comment.

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This is for all girls 'cause we're pretty with all the different fearures we have. But remember that we also have to be pretty inside — that's the most important 'pretty'.

I posted the poem two days ago on my blog, but after making this video, I knew that I just had to post it as well so you can also listen to it and not only read it.

Stay pretty, folks!

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Hey, guys! It's my first time posting here, and in my video, I'll be telling you about my favourite Dapp, what I like about it and the other Dapps — Ecency, PeakD, and 3speak — and what I think they should improve on. It's actually way past the deadline for the Newbies Initiative Programme for which the questions I'll be answering are for, but after putting the video together, I decided to post it still. So here it is.