(via theshutterbug)

many times, people wish they can live a day less than the one they love so they would never have to go through a day of their lives without them. to most of us, it seems reasonable to guarantee our own deaths before those of our love’s. yet, have you ever wondered whether this wish is only based on our own heart’s selfishness?

like many others, i would never want to choose to live a day without you. but the more i thought about securing my death before yours got me thinking whether it is too selfish of an act knowing that it would mean you having to live without me.

what i have always known about love is that it is not selfish. but at the same time, it contradicts itself more or less when i am with you, and that is when i realize it builds itself upon both aspects. and as i learn to love you even more, i know i cannot be selfish for myself but instead be selfish for the one i care about.