There is a book called "Love So Short, Forgetting So Long," which tells the stories of some artists in the world and their talents and emotions.
Just from the title, one can sense that many loves are fleeting. The person you deeply love may never be with you in this life, yet the love remains unforgettable and etched in your heart. When you're on your deathbed, you might say with regret, reflection, or happiness: "In this life, I have deeply loved someone, and been loved by someone; I understand what love is." This kind of love will not be forgotten; it is eternal. Even when the protagonists of the story pass away, their love will be remembered by future generations.
Hans Christian Andersen was infatuated with a woman all his life, she was the singer Lind, known as the "Swedish Nightingale." He and Lind were old friends. Lind admired Andersen's talent and invited him to ride in her carriage to visit her German teacher. As the carriage passed through bustling streets, it drew envious glances—it was Lind’s carriage! One Christmas, Lind came to see him and brought a Christmas tree. Then they sat by the fireplace and had a long talk. For Andersen, it was such a wonderful night, and he wanted to hold onto the moment. However, time always passes, and all beauty becomes memory. But Lind only regarded him as a friend. Many years later, they met again in Vienna. She was holding her child, looking happy like a flower. Without him, she lived just as splendidly; but without her, his life became dim from then on. Andersen remained the same, solitary and alone. Just like his famous fairy tale "The Little Mermaid" describes: if you cannot obtain the prince's love, if you cannot make him forget his parents for you, fully love you, and call the priest to join your hands in marriage, then you will not gain an immortal soul. On the morning of the day before he marries someone else, your heart will break, and you will turn into foam on the water. Tolstoy once said, "I spent ten years reading Andersen, but I only read loneliness."