"When you're in danger of losing a thing it becomes precious and when it's around us, it's in tedious abundance and we take it for granted as if we're going to live forever, which we're not"
- John McGahern
About this Quote
This quote speaks with the concept that we typically take things for given when they remain in abundance. We assume that they will always be around and that we will live forever, when in reality, absolutely nothing is certain. When something is in risk of being lost, it suddenly ends up being valuable to us. We understand just how much we value it and how much we would miss it if it were gone. This quote encourages us to appreciate the important things we have in our lives, even if they remain in abundance, since we never know when they may be taken away. It is a tip to be grateful for the things we have and to cherish them while we can.
This quote is written / told by John McGahern between November 12, 1934 and March 30, 2006. He/she was a famous Writer from Ireland.
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