No, wait..
I wonder how "forever" exists in man's vocabulary.
We see/hear it all the time, don't we? In song lyrics, in movie scripts, in matrimonial vows (ok, maybe sometimes), on social networking sites, and pretty much everywhere, I guess.
Thanks to popular media, you probably see it being said in a passionate way. With confidence. With courage. With fire in their eyes. With cheesy dialogues and intense eye contact.
Question is: How can one accept a responsibility/duty/task that definitely transcends beyond his/her own lifetime?
"Forever" is a word spoken in trust and belief. Unlike "tomorrow" or "next week", forever isn't a set time that will pass by eventually. It's frickin' forever, man. No man ever lives to see and make sure of the end of his statement that's supposed to be forever.
Heck, probably even the dead can't.
So why do we keep promising those things that we will keep for that indefinite amount of time?
As "Ryuk" from the manga/anime Death Note would put it,...
Humans really are interesting!
I guess a better question is: How can one be certain of his own self that he/she will carry out the promised tasks for that indefinite amount of time?
But let's face it, everyone have wished for something to happen, for something to keep happening, forever. I'm no exception. Whatever that something is entirely up to you. We are no strangers to happiness and we have wished (and/or continued to wish) for that happiness to last forever.
But you know what?
Maybe forever doesn't refer to the infinity of time. Maybe it means "as long as it can, it may and we hope it shall". :)
Now here's some Japanese heavy metal. Deal with it.
Out-of-nowhere trivia: This album title, "Dum Spiro Spero", means "While I breathe, I hope" in Latin.
Just trying to end this post on a lighter note. :D
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