'If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- One friend expresses deep loyalty by wishing to die a day before the other.
- In plain terms
- I want to leave a day before you so I do not live without you.
- What can you take from it?
- Value your loved ones so much that loss terrifies you.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How would you describe your deepest loyalty?
- What scares you about losing someone?
Another view
Wanting to die first is a heavy burden for a relationship.
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