On Love

Having forgot that I had a blog, I recently tried to create a new one. Imagine my surprise when I discovered this one! Oh there are so many things to write about in the world! 


Have you ever imagined what the world would be like without love? As I write this line, the classic Beatles lyrics come to mind, "love is all you need." This is a subject I have been thinking about, pondering over, mulling around in my over-analytic brain lately. Love is a force to be reckoned with. It moves humanity to sacrifice, to the giving of themselves, and to complete care for others. Where would we be without love? Love is the greatest of all emotions, thoughts and feelings. Love is synonymous with God. Love is the ultimate giving of oneself to the other. And yet, why does it seem that so often we forget how to love? Love should be one of those emotions so easy to "do." You just love people, and that is all. But truly, those who think they can just love people by sending emotions their way are mistaken. Love is more than just a force or an emotion. It is an action. If the action is not carried out, then the whole end of love seems fleeting. 


Love is an action. Those people in the world whom you love, should know from your actions that you love them. They should know from what you do for them, how you speak to them, how you treat them that you love them. I am only recently coming to the realization of how much love requires action and active participation. Without either of these things, how will the beloved know? In your relationships with those you love, there should be a constant reminder to them that you love them by your deeds and by your care of them.  All that is not love often tries to sneak it's way into the relationship. The counterpart of love, causes humans to turn their thoughts and feelings inward to the most selfish thoughts of their inner being. This seems to be a tendency of many. Because of humanity's propensity to disregard love, we must constantly be striving for love as an action.


This is what love looks like to me: Love of family is when you forgive and love despite their mistakes; love of partner/spouse is when you allow another to become one with you, and take on the life-long calling to love that person more than oneself--this  is a constant struggle; love of humanity is when you forgive the past transgressions of all humans, and turn to one another in acceptance regardless of political views, creed, race or religion. Love cannot exist in world where we hate our brothers and sisters and constantly strive for an eye for an eye. To quote the movie The Village, "the world bows for love. It kneels before it in awe.' Love is greater than the confines of religion, race, or social status. It is the emotion that calls men to action. 


Let us never forget how to love.