--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: What if and love What if time develops a…" description: "\"“What if and love What if time develops a trait to forget, What if light does not travel at all, What if life turns into a ceaseless moment of regret, ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/706/javid-ahmad-tak-22175_another-day_what-if-and-love-what-if-time-develops-a_1777164.jpg" --- # What if and love What if time develops a trait to forget… ![“What if and love What if time develops a trait to forget, What if light does not travel at all, What if life turns into a ceaseless moment of regret, And every perception of height begins to crumble and fall, What will become of the memories then, What will become of the darkness, Shall we be…” quote by Javid Ahmad Tak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/706/javid-ahmad-tak-22175_another-day_what-if-and-love-what-if-time-develops-a_1777164.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/706/javid-ahmad-tak-22175_another-day_what-if-and-love-what-if-time-develops-a_1777164.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/706/javid-ahmad-tak-22175_another-day_what-if-and-love-what-if-time-develops-a_1777164.jpg) > ““What if and love What if time develops a trait to forget, What if light does not travel at all, What if life turns into a ceaseless moment of regret, And every perception of height begins to crumble and fall, What will become of the memories then, What will become of the darkness, Shall we be restricted to lead a life in a den, Where there is everything packed within feelings riddled with moments of nothingness, What will become of the love you felt, What will become of the faces you come across everyday, Shall the feeling die suddenly that arose in your heart when you had met, That special someone on that very special moment, on that wonderful someday, Will days then be reduced to just a someday, just another day, Will feelings flow like a river that does not know its course, But overflows its banks because it just wants to flow anyway, Will you be then frozen in moments of endless remorse, Because time has forgotten its preceding moments, Memories exist but for what the mind is unable to discern, And you lead a life that thrives on strange supplements, Of needless worries, and exceedingly needless concern, What if time stole from her my all memories, What will then remind her of me, Will she then lead a life of endless comedies or never ending tragedies, Because in the crowd when I pass by she fails to recognise me, I wonder what it will be like when time becomes forgetful, And light cannot travel anymore, Maybe I would choose to live in sublime moments deeply thoughtful, Where I will only think of you and nothing else no more, Then I will let time forget everything, And let light not travel at all, It cannot steal from me your memories because except you and your memories there is nothing, And then both time and light shall in the abyss of your memories fall, Where both will now only recognise you and bear your signatures, And ah, my joy to see you then appear everywhere, And I can barely wait to see light bearing your beauty’s textures, While Irma my love, time spreads your memories everywhere!”” [Javid Ahmad Tak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/javid-ahmad-tak/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The poem explores existential dread, memory loss, and longing, questioning how love and identity persist when time and perception fail. **In simple terms:** We fear losing love and memory as time erodes everything. Key Takeaway Cherish moments before they fade. Themes existence memory love time loss Mood melancholic contemplative Type poetic philosophical When to use this quote - grief counseling - creative writing - relationship reflection Key Concepts philosophy psychology epistemology Questions to Reflect On - What anchors you when memories fade? - How can love survive forgetting? 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