Moments that take our breath away
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="take">take</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="breath">breath</span> <span word="away">away</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="quote">quote</span>: “<span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="measured">measured</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="breaths">breaths</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="take">take</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moments">moments</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="breath">breath</span> <span word="away">away</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Literally">Literally</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="deprived">deprived</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="moments">moments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="joy">joy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="satisfaction">satisfaction</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ripe">ripe</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="age">age</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="moments">moments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span>, “<span word="moments">moments</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="breath">breath</span> <span word="away">away</span>”, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="breathe">breathe</span>.</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="suffocating">suffocating</span>. <span word="Actually">Actually</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="breathe">breathe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="breathe">breathe</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="utterly">utterly</span> <span word="engrossed">engrossed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="unaware">unaware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="breaths">breaths</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="sceneries">sceneries</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="breath">breath</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="poets">poets</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="engrossed">engrossed</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="flies">flies</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span>, <span word="plainly">plainly</span> <span word="put">put</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jiffy">jiffy</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="breath">breath</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="engaging">engaging</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shocking">shocking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="surprising">surprising</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="manner">manner</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="breath">breath</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mesmerizing">mesmerizing</span>. <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="breath">breath</span>-<span word="taking">taking</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="shocking">shocking</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>.</p>
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