When we talk about a script, many think of a movie, a play, a guide for a television program, however, if we talk about grammar rules, one of the main functions of the script, as a sign grammatical, is to be a punctuation mark that joins two words or divides them into parts.
One of the contributions that I enjoy the most from this sign is when it serves as a compound modifier, since by joining two words it becomes the bridge to describe a single adjective. It all depends on the context.
This very flirtatious hairline is all about it and without realizing it, it appears where we least expect it. In fact, the hyphens appear marked on the roads as a reference when driving and become guides to separate the cars, they are usually painted white or yellow. They are also frequently seen in pedestrian crossings that provide security to cross a busy street, they usually appear in the seams of clothing, anyway... wherever you look, there is that little stripe.
I could go on saying where it appears, however, none of its functions is so curious, magnetic and reflective to me as when it appears on gravestones in cemeteries. It is there to tell us the date of birth and the date of death. In my case, it will present the year 1978 first and the one that follows it, I hope it will be in the 3000s... I mean, it's not that I think I'm never going to die, it's just that I don't want to be there when that happen!
The world seems to have agreed that the year we were born is such an important piece of information that it is fixed for posterity in the very grave. In fact, the year of our graduations or the year of marriage is not usually included. It will always skip the year the children were born or if we change countries or careers. It is almost standard that in the tombstones, apart from the first year, the last of life is included. I suppose that this confirms that we have indeed left this world and are on a better plane of existence. Of course, the famous hairline does not stop appearing between one year and another; it might not have been its original intention, but it is certainly a permanent symbol to represent life itself.
In the world of the arts, the script has another meaning. It is the content of a movie, a story, a radio or television program. That is to say, a writing that contains the indications of everything that the work requires for its staging. So it makes sense that the headstone has a dash to connect the year of birth and our death, so we can answer this question: What is the story you want to be told about yourself? Or, if your life were to be made into a movie: What would your script be like? Have you thought about it?
The whole of life could end up being represented by a little line, as a symbol that describes what we did or failed to do one day at a time. It could be bland or exciting, your own or copied. Being imposed by the pressures of society or free to the beat of the will and our decisions.
The script of your life could be like the journey of a Formula 1 car on a magnificent track or that of an almost broken-down 4x4 on a cobbled road with no signs, it can describe the job of your dream or the nightmare of your life. It can also be the dream marriage or the one that fell apart due to having chosen wrongly.
Although the life scripts in the world are not usually the same, hopefully they agree on something: That it be a guide that invites us to immediately switch to proactive mode and redirect our course if we feel that it is lost.
The script of life should describe us in the best possible way and although we are not part of any perfect plan and, on the contrary, we write the story of our lives with our decisions, actions and movements, we should not be victims either of it, but rather protagonists, therefore, we have the right, talent and divine power to write our script as we want.
Whoever has blue virtues will paint his life with that color. Whoever has cultivated the talent of a musical instrument will enjoy leading music while the rest of us turn to Spotify. Whoever sees everything in a dark color will see problems at all times.
1955 – 2011 marks the years of Steve Jobs. The line between the years refers to one of the most influential human beings of the last 40 years. That script includes the Mac, the iPhone, the iPad and the passion for typography, having connected humanity, as well as the stubbornness of someone who passionately seeks to make a mark in the universe, but also marks its darkest, wildest side, heartless and antisocial.
1879 – 1955 refers to Albert Einstein. His script includes being chosen postmortem "Person of the Century" by "Times", as he was the prominent scientist in a century of science. Best known for his theory of relativity (E=mc2) he is a symbol and inspiration for scientists and inventors. Einstein and Jobs made their script extraordinary lives.
All of our days are numbered, and nobody knows in life what will be the second year that will be marked on our tombstones. Meanwhile, we can make our script a brand that adds, matters, contributes and is remembered.
From the bottom of my soul, dear reader, I want your own script to be a reflection of your dreams and aspirations. May generosity characterize your passage through life. May compassion flourish from your existence so that it touches many throughout generations. I hope your script is the mirror of your heart.
