“Take chances and go live life. Tell the ones you love, that you love them everyday…”.
Taking to social media to pay tribute to his late wife, Natasha Richardson, Northern Irish actor Liam Neeson revealed the life lessons that heartbreak taught him.
Neeson and Richardson were married for 15 years and had two sons together before Richardson’s tragic passing following a ski accident in 2009.
Pulling on our heartstrings, Neeson posted a beautiful tribute to her memory on Facebook. Here’s what the actor had to say about the lessons he learned from heartbreak…
The hardest thing in the world – the loss of someone you love
In the beautiful tribute posted alongside a photo of him and his wife, the County Antrim born actor wrote, “They say the hardest thing in the world is losing someone you love. Someone you grew old with and watched grow everyday.
“Someone who showed you how to love. It’s the worst thing to ever happen to anyone.
“My wife died unexpectedly. She brought me so much joy. She was my everything.
“Those 16 years of being her husband taught me how to love unconditionally.”
The couple were married for 16 short years and hosted their wedding in upstate New York in 1994.
Life is very short – don’t take any moment for granted
As well as paying tribute to his late wife, Neeson also revealed the life lessons that his experience of heartbreak taught him.
He wrote, “We have to stop and be thankful for our spouses. Because, life is very short. Spend time with your spouses. Treat them well. Because, one day, when you look up from your phone, they won’t be there anymore.
“What I truly learned most of all is, live and love everyday like it’s your last. Because, one day, it will be.
“Take chances and go live life. Tell the ones you love, that you love them everyday. Don’t take any moment for granted. Life is worth living.”
A truly inspiring and beautiful tribute, the words of wisdom from the Irish actor are something we could all learn to live by a little bit more.
