The love of your life is leaving forever...

I have been thinking about this lately: what’s the right thing to do when the love of your life is leaving you forever.  You love this person with all your heart – whatever ‘love’ may mean.  If you love someone as much as you love your life, do you let them go?  You love them to the point where you’re willing to sacrifice your happiness for theirs, to the point where their happiness is all that matters to you.  Or, is it the other way around?  You love this person with every ounce of your body that you’re willing to hold onto them, to protect them, and fight to prove your love.