Riddle

What can be saved but not made, can be taken but not given, can be short or long, and can be happy or sad?

Choose an answer

A.Time
B.A story
C.A memory
D.Life
Hint: It's a word with 4 letters, starting with "L".

Answer

Life

Why this is the answer

Life can be "saved" through rescue, "taken" through death, and varies in length and emotional tone, but it cannot literally be manufactured or gifted.

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