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Love is the emptiness we call full.

"Love...Not possession, not trying to hold back, but learning to let it go naturally. "

We all find the perfect love, but in the end we find that true love never has a real tangible identity; it is only a feeling that temporarily visits us and then leaves.

Finally, we will all understand that love, like our own breath, has come and gone; the realization that all things change allows us to live with it peacefully without fear, expectation, or pain of loss.

This story is a lesson that will help change your view of love, and lead you to discover "the emptiness that finally fills" with true peace.# Love # Love Thoughts # True love # Love is letting go # Life lessons

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