THE NEED FOR L VE
“In the world of pain there is a need for love, a real, real need for love… Love your brother… a need of love, a need of heart.” These words, translated from the famous song by the Colombian singer Juanes, paint a picture of humanity’s universal need for love.
1 “Everybody needs love” rang out another song from the sixties.
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And with the countless social conflicts, outbreaks of violence, cries of outrage, the scourge of the pandemic, along with the “viruses” of selfishness, self-centeredness, and self-service and other diseases of our times, what we need most is love.
Love that becomes real by actions, love that gives a hand, that is friendly and kind, that walks in another’s shoes and finds a way to help whenever it can. “A real, real need for love” to be shown by acts of kindness toward those who cross our path in the course of the day, or in the virtual communications that have become our new normal in the age of COVID-19.
I sincerely believe that if we all made even a little effort to be courteous, to give words of encouragement, to show social graces, to make contributions, the world’s “climate” would improve, and we would all breathe a little easier. If we would try not to be critical of people, but to see their worth regardless of social condition, appearance, or any other prejudice we may be tempted with—there would be fewer violent reactions and more dialogue, more forgiveness.