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Poem: Imagine We Lived Forever

by Ricardo Da Costa

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Life is a series of moments coming together. The passing of time teaches us that in every moment, forever lives. If we lived forever, would we appreciate transient moments? Would we love as we do now? Would we embrace our dreams? Would we open our hearts? Would life be life?

PoetryImaginationForeverLifeMomentsTimeAppreciationLoveDreamsMemento MoriImpermanencePresent MomentMeditationLiving In The PresentHeartReflective Meditations

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If we lived forever,

What meaning would a simple kiss carry?

If we lived forever,

What would forever mean?

If we lived forever,

Would we even live?

Would life be life?

Maybe it would be life.

Is a flower without colour still a flower?

A kiss without meaning still a kiss?

Death gives forever meaning and now is all we have.

As the wise Marcus Aurelius once said,

Memento mori,

Remember that you will die so that you can live fully now.

Meet your Teacher

Ricardo Da CostaUbud, Indonesia

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Recent Reviews

Rebecca

September 20, 2023

Beautifully done, and exactly the message I needed to hear in this moment. Thank you for sharing this gift with us here. I see you and the light within you. Be well. 🤲🏻💖🤲🏻

June

August 8, 2023

Thh if sml you for the reminder to live in the NOE - in colour🌈🙏

Christine

June 28, 2023

Marcus Aurelius... whew. So brief this and so stunning. Christine High Desert Sierra

Luneleanor

June 20, 2023

Everything you do is beauty&truth. Thank you for this! 🥰

Cora

December 3, 2022

Beautiful

Isabella

September 20, 2022

A little gloomy? I would have phrased it differently but I liked it.... *NOT gloomy! 🌟😊

dineywhit

September 2, 2022

💖💖💖💖💖

Linda

August 20, 2022

Thank you 🙏 for sharing your poem. 💗💗💗

Ken

August 8, 2022

Short and to the point. Thanks for the inspiration🙏

Helena

May 5, 2022

Beautiful and thought-provoking. Thank you Ricardo.

Helena

April 2, 2022

Honest & Beautiful words

Claire

April 1, 2022

So powerful, using few words. Life. So precious.

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