Cecilia VinesseAnd the only thing I knew how to do was to hold on as tightly as possible and count every single second until I reached the last one. The one I dreaded most. Sudden, violent, final. The end.
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This quote is particularly significant because, in the end, its message is not about how to survive but rather about embracing the finality of death. It’s all about the freedom of letting go. If everyone could know this, no one would dread the last moment. And out of all the things we fear, it is only death that can give us true freedom.
Source: Seven Days Of You
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