more each particular person is(my love) alive than every world can understand and now you are and i am now and we're a mystery that will never happen again, a miracle which has never happened before- and shining this our now must come to then
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Individual life is unique and miraculous, destined to pass into the future.
- In plain terms
- Each person is alive in a way the world cannot grasp.
- What can you take from it?
- Your existence is a unique miracle that will not repeat.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes your now unique?
- How do you face the future?
Another view
Focusing too much on uniqueness can lead to isolation.
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