iT IS AN BITTER EXPERIENCETHAT REMAINING POSITIVE is the most effectiveway to cope with life`s problems. There is not much of hope, once it is abandoned The poem DASH is based on tiny stroke on the tomstone between DOB-DOD (Bith/Death).The length of the dash (-) connotes the degree of accomplishments in ones life representing every day a person spends on the EARTH. A girl named HOPE STOUT was suffering from terminal illness along withanother 150 children Her DASH as can be seen , brief,and tiny made tremendous impact .MAKE -A-WISH FPOUNDATION granted a wish for HOPE STOUT .She realised that 150 children were waiting their turn for this privilege , which would be difficult proposition when they would be alive. She therefore made a wishthat everyone of the 150 childrenshould have their wishes granted It was atremendous problem for the foundations unprecedented in its history for the lack of funds, but agreeing to her wish ,a massive campaign was launched involving who is who .The foundation collected donations totalling one million dollars and all 150 children on death row of terminal illness benefited Her little DASH between birth and death. She lost her battle for survivor, but ith clear vision that her wish will be fulfilled Any doubt as to why she was named as HOPE She lives today in the hearts and minds of people for the little meaninmgful DASH in her life Even an insignificant person with his NOBLE ACTS OF CONCERN AND KINDNESS can leave an indelible mark or trail in the form of a DASH.The desire to do good is innate in all individulasand unlimitted, but unfortunately the opposite seems to predominate Nelson LOpes Chinchinim