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What does it mean?
Love given remains forever, while love withheld is lost permanently.
In plain terms
Giving love lasts; not giving it means losing it forever.
What can you take from it?
Give love freely because it lasts forever.

Where it applies

  • relationship building
  • life choices
  • self-reflection

Putting it to work

  • give love
  • express feelings
  • act on love

Questions to consider

  • How have you given love?
  • What love did you hold back?

Another view

Love given can sometimes be unreciprocated or forgotten.

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