October 12th, 2021
Hecato says, 'I can teach you a love potion made without any drugs, herbs or special spell - if you would be loved, love.
Powerful yet simple. Love. It is what my God commands of me. To love.
Hate can be seen so readily in many places in 2020, but LOVE has escaped us.
Reading this short meditation shared by Seneca, several times, I reflect on the few words. I am struck by the thought of how much energy we employ to hate. Love on the other hand can be exercised with such little effort. Why is that?
Why do we have the need to hate those that do not agree with us politically? Why do we show little tolerance to those who are not like us? We spend so much effort hating to what end? What do we gain?
No one persons political beliefs changed through another person's hatred towards them. We learn nothing about our neighbors through bigotry. Love though… through love, we can change minds. Love can bring neighbors from different backgrounds together in community.
Love. Love. Love.