Love Is The Answer

Love Is The Answer

by Mark Maxwell



It’s all about love. It may seem trite to say,

but its true. Love is where it’s at.



What do you want to do in life? It goes easier

with love in your heart. Want better relationships,

or a better family life? Make sure love is in your heart.

Trying to do a better job at work? Do it with love.

Trying to make a difference in anything? Start by

finding love. Is there pain in your life that needs

mending? Love is what heals.

Are you lonely; still looking for that special

someone? Love will find a way.


In a world of pain and anguish, of seemingly

endless problems and crises, love is so often

forgotten or overlooked. In times of national crisis

does anyone advocate love and forgiveness?

And how often do you, when faced with

interpersonal conflict, remember to keep love

in your heart for the person you are facing?



This, of course, is not to say that love alone will solve

all problems. But it is to say that all approaches to any

problem will always resolve quicker and easier and

will lead toward healing when love is consciously present.







Violence does not stop violence; it only breeds more

violence. Period. The scars born of violence do not

go away; rather, they fester and return in kind.



Love dissipates violence. Not always immediately,

but always eventually. This is why the most powerful

advocates for peace are the most vocal advocates

for love. We need only look at leaders like Mahatma

Gandhi and Martin Luther King, who both advocated

nonviolent protest and loving the enemy, to see that

armies may be conquered and systematic repression

can be stopped with the use of long-term campaigns

of love, kindness, and forgiveness.







Again, this is not to say that love alone is a panacea,

a magic pill that cures all. It is only to say that all methods

and plans for positive change will always work better

when there is an undercurrent of conscious loving energy.



Love is the one thing that is universally revered as being

good for us all, and yet, with tragic consequence, it is so

often ignored as a technique for change. Indeed, finding

and keeping love in our hearts is the only way to

consistently promote and effect healing, on both

a personal and a national level.







It is fear that drives us to violence, as individuals and

as nations. It takes courage to look beyond that fear

and to consider that forgiveness and acceptance are

necessary elements in any healthy relationship,

whether it’s between two people or between two

cultures. Fear pushes away; love brings together.



Love is the universal element that can be used in

any situation where positive change is needed.

It is not the only element, but is the element

that can be used anytime, anywhere.