Love is the Answer

  Throughout history, amid the troubles, sorrows, and disappointments the world brings, love has always reigned triumphant. Generally, love is thought of as a petty teenage dream, or something little girls giggle about at sleepovers, but love is so much more than that. Love is not always about romance, nor, in truth, is it the commercialized version we see in movies. It is about our benevolence, our care, and our compassion towards our fellow human beings. Love, in its different forms, can be found practically everywhere, whether it be with those in the military, who show their tremendous love for their country, artists and musicians, whose love for their work makes the world a more beautiful place, or even young children, who have not yet become cynical, and still love unconditionally. Possibly the strongest example of love is that of God’s for us, and although we can never achieve his perfect love, the purest forms mirror that of what God demonstrates. The closest earthly love can be found in the bond of a family, but, in honesty, do we not all have a bond of familiarity? Are we not all made by the same creator? Are we not all human beings commanded to love one another? Our preconceived, and often wrong assumptions concerning love often cloud the reality of it, but regardless of if we understand love or not, it affects every living creature on the planet. Love is a total constant, pushing us through even the darkest of times; it always has, and it always will.  Although we may not know the question, love is the answer.