Love is beautiful. It asks for nothing and yet we field everything to it. We build our lives around it; reshape our worlds just to keep it burning bright. Love reaches those in both darkness and light. To me, it is the most powerful and amazing thing in this world. To some, today is a day of celebration, while to others it is one of bitterness. Personally, I am delighted to see a day dedicated to love! And not for a relationship, or for gifts, or for anything personally related. I just love seeing a day where we all acknowledge and think about love for one another. A day where we look beyond ourselves. We are all connected, living together side by side and co-existing. Yet often and easily enough, we get stuck in our ruts and can forget that we are not the center of the world. This world is beauty, pain, and love. However, we are all part of the same existence. We share all these things the world offers. Love is amazing because it strengthens these bonds. We start to care about the lives of those around us. We strive for the success and happiness they seek. We hurt when they do. We all are connected.
Valentine’s Day makes us think about our feelings on love. If we want it or not, what we might miss about it, and what we hope for. However, whether you have a “special someone” or not, we should seek out the love we want. We should also look at ourselves and see what love we can offer those who would show it to us. All of us moving a little closer together as a whole through acts of kindness and compassion. Is the world fair? No. Does it give you what you want when you want it? No. But love is all around us if we keep ourselves open to it. So today, I hope we all appreciate the love we do have in lives and go after the love that we still want. If you have someone special, show them why they are that to you. Whether you think taking part in this day is stupid or not, why would we give up an opportunity to remind those closest to us that we love them?
You don’t need gifts.
You don’t need giant stuffed bears.
You don’t need all the chocolate in the world.
You just need love.
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!
-Axe
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