This is a disturbing, indeed frightening thing for me to say, but I must.
It has to do with the word forever.
Yes, that word which people employ with careless abandon, such as "I've been waiting forever" or "I'll have it forever!"
Well, to all of you who have said that, have you ever taken time to think about how long forever is?
Seriously, it goes on and on for an infinite amount of time. It goes on longer than any of us can imagine, and it's vaster than even I can visualize.
What I mean is that "forever" has no end. I picture it as a circle, once you start, you don't stop.
Yeah, a boundless stretch of time. No, I don't think time means anything in forever, because there's an endless supply of it. Time only means something when there's a limit, when the amount you have is measured, and since it doesn't end it eternity, I like to think it means nothing at all.
I know full well that hyperbole is a necessary part of the present language, but in my opinion there are words that ought not to be used so lightly. So, before you use that word, think carefully about what it means.