“So for now,I will miss you like I’ll never see you again,And the next time I see you,I will kiss you like I’ll never kiss you again,And when I fall asleep beside youI will fall asleep as if I’ll never wake up again,because I don’t know if I will.I don’t know if I will.- I Will Love You Like The World Is Ending”
— Charlotte Eriksson
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Life is far too unpredictable to leave your heart's deepest feelings unexpressed. ❤️ “So for now, I will miss you like I’ll never see you again, And the next time I see you, I will kiss you like I’ll never kiss you again, And when I fall asleep beside you I will fall asleep as if I’ll never wake up again, because I don’t know if I will. I don’t know if I will. - I Will Love You Like The World Is Ending” How do you practice living in the moment with the people you love most? Let us know below. 👇✨
About this quote
Life has a profound way of reminding us that nothing is permanent. We often move through our days on autopilot, assuming that tomorrow is a guarantee and that the people we love will always be just a phone call or a heartbeat away. Charlotte Eriksson’s words serve as a poignant wake-up call to the fragility of existence. They urge us to strip away the hesitation and the 'someday' mentality, teaching us that the most powerful way to live is to embrace the intensity of the present moment. To love someone 'like the world is ending' isn't about living in fear of loss; it is about the courage to be fully present. It is a life lesson in radical vulnerability—choosing to kiss deeper, hold longer, and miss more sincerely because we recognize the sacredness of time. When we stop taking our connections for granted and start treating every reunion and every goodbye as if it were the last, we transform our relationships from mundane routines into extraordinary experiences of soul-deep connection.
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