Hello, bloggers.

One of the most powerful sayings in the Bible is God telling us:  “Love one another as I have loved you.”  If you believe you have been created by someone and they then gave you the recipe for happiness, and the recipe happens to be love, then maybe that’s the stew that we should cook.

It’s very confusing to be human, though, and love is ellusive.  What if love is only one way and not two ways?  Then you get into conflict—and how can you have conflict with love?  If you talk about being “in love,” or that “love springs eternal,” then why are there so many people falling in and out of love?

What is the essence of love?  I happen to believe it’s tolerance, because we’re all foolish in so many different aspects of our lives.  Can you love a fool?  Yes.  My wife is a great example.  I am a living example of a fool who can be loved, so there’s hope for everyone.

That is really what we’re looking for.  We’re hoping for love, hope, tolerance, understanding, and then peace:  peace of mind and peace of being who we are within ourselves, regardless of whether we’re an undertaker, an artist, a grave-digger, plumber, business tycoon, President, or dog-catcher.  What difference does it make?  It makes the difference that we are loved.

To be loved, we have to be lovable.  If you’re a mean old son-of-a-bitch, very few people are going to love you.  If you then then mope around wondering, “Why aren’t I loved?”—well, it’s because you’re a big asshole.  Don’t be surprised that you’re not loved if you’re not loveable.  Maybe that’s a good goal for the rest of us:  to love people who are unloveable; to forget about our hates and prejudices and just ask ourselves:  “How can I love that son-of-a-bitch?” 

Matt