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celine's avatar

I have also seen this saying - and this piece perfectly explains it. Seriously, your words have a way of allowing my mind to think in ways I never have. I’ll be coming back to this as an important reminder that I want and need to live a life that’s mine. I really needed this 🥹

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Subham's avatar

I loved reading this so much 🏵

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Khanye Kutlane's avatar

This beautifully articulated. Thank you sm.💕

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Silver's avatar

Thank you for this mind-altering point of view. I honestly love it that I will always remind myself of the phrase "you only die once", so that I will live the life I want. However, I personally think that no matter how much we've lived, there will still be a sort of 'regret'—either negative and positive—because the world is wide. There are a lot of experiences that we want to try, foods to eat, and places to explore. I think it's just also a matter of prioritizing. ☺

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Ezesinachi Ogechukwu's avatar

I only finished reading The Midnight Library two days ago and this piece echoes so much of the thought provoking elements of that book for me. I want my one life, the one I’ve got now to feel like me and actually be mine.

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hailey's avatar

this was such a powerful piece. thank you for writing this, it makes me want to look at my life so much more differently

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Afframa's avatar

Thank you 🫶🏾

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Monserratt Miranda's avatar

No pude evitar sentir la necesidad de llorar, este escrito me calo en lo profundo, ya que yo misma tengo un miedo tremendo a morir, miedo a lo oscuro y al olvido. Sin embargo, el hacer presente que moriré una sola vez en mi vida, me permite vivir sientos de vidas al mismo tiempo y como ella menciono: "bajo mis propios términos" y cuando sea el momento estar tranquila, no porque hice muchas cosas en mi vida, sino porque estoy en paz por lo que viví.

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MJ Bel's avatar

Inspirational! I enjoyed the line about life being short but expansive. It’s so true - we are always one decision away from a different life!

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Sowmya____'s avatar

Wowww🥹🥹 changed my perspective!

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Sieran J.'s avatar

This gave me a totally new perspective on life. Thank you.

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Kruthi Purohit's avatar

Thank you a hundred times. Screen saver-ing parts of this :)

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Olivia Cousins's avatar

This is so raw and beautiful and changed my brain’s chemistry. Thank you.

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jani's avatar

abhinav thank you for combatting YOLO, do it for the plot culture in the most eloquent manner i've seen.

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Morning Blossom's avatar

Waw!

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vivi's avatar

another banger

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