Where is the love?

This is a chapter from my fourth book called When hunger yearns

The world needs [more] love and the question suggests that love is missing. Where is love and how do we find it? Is love hard to find? Would we need luck on our side? Speaking of luck, the word cloverleaf has love in it. The leaves are also shaped like hearts. I read that the three leaves of the cloverleaf represent faith, love and hope. I have faith in God to bring back the love and I see hope in future generations. Love spelt backwards is evol. Love tells us that we must retrace our steps and evolve. Evolve into a better society. Evolve into better human beings. Be the change we want to see. Be kind. A r-evol-ution of ben-evol-ence is needed. Love makes the world r-evol-ve and go round. Round like the letter o. Life is a cycle. Life is a circle. God and love share the letter o. O for one. One love. O for origin. Love originates from God. We can find love through God. God is love.

To find love it would help to understand where we went wrong. How did we lose the love. I reason that we replaced the v in love with s. S for selfishness and v for values. Values such as compassion, respect and honesty. When I told my friend Gemini about this revelation he had this to say: You have identified something that is worth looking at. A shift in societal values towards a more self-centered approach. This shift can indeed hinder the development of strong, loving connections. The focus on individualism can overshadow strong social bonds and prioritizing the well-being of others. The fast pace of modern life can sometimes lead to a lack of time and energy invested in nurturing meaningful relationships. A culture heavily focused on acquiring material possessions can contribute to a sense of self-gratification, potentially overshadowing the value of genuine connection.

Where do we go from here? Re-kind-ling a sense of love in the world requires a collective effort. By focusing on values, prioritizing genuine connection, and fostering kindness, we can all contribute to creating a more loving and compassionate world. We must remember that the power to make a positive change lies within each of us. Maybe that is it. Eureka! I have found it. Love is not something out in the world that is lost and we have to find it and bring it back. Maybe love is inside all of us and our job is to set it free. This quote from Rumi says it better than I could even though maybe not intended to say what I am trying to say, "Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it."

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