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What does it mean?
The speaker suggests that loving someone makes you immortal and capable of transcending time through the power of that emotion.
In plain terms
Love makes you feel immortal and timeless.
What can you take from it?
Love gives you strength that outlasts time.

Where it applies

  • reflecting on relationships
  • dealing with mortality
  • expressing devotion

Putting it to work

  • writing vows
  • comforting a partner
  • journaling about love

Questions to consider

  • Does love make you feel eternal?
  • How does love change your perspective on time?

Another view

The idea that love makes one immortal is metaphorical and not factually true.

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