“Real” has meanings other more than “lasting“.

For example, “pain is real” means “pain is objective“, instead of “pain is lasting“. 

real

~ objective

lasting

~ independent of time (to a certain extent)

real

~ independent of most of the things

~ constant with respect to most of the things

— Me@2015-12-21 12:34 AM

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