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I have been reading about love. Love is a very curious subject. Deepak Chopra writes about the necessity of the mother’s touch from her child. There are actually come chemical processes necessary to live that are only activated by a loved one’s touch. It’s also commonly known that “love cures all.” Chopra also writes that the immune system is strengthened when we feel love. This is quite interesting because although these chemical processes have been registered we still don’t know what is it about love that causes our body to react that way. How is it that our brain registers and processes love? Maybe it’s not a thing of the mind at all, but something much greater and stronger that our brain is not able to “logically” process. As I live and experience love, I see it as the unity of the part with the whole. There are various ways to experience love; relationships, family, self-less acts of kindness, and the communion with nature. But what in us tells us that we have “fallen” for somebody? I’m not talking about a superficial love but one that surpasses the ego and enters the soul. There is a peace and communion felt that releases the self from any external drama or influence. There is no lust, anger, judgment, confusion… there is only being and a sense of eternal bliss. This same feeling can be felt through meditation, helping those in need, and positive human interactions. What is important is to act with love to experience a higher and more universal level of it. You know you are acting with love when you feel ecstatic about what you are doing. When your partner is perfect because you see the love you are acting within him/her. When you can speak with the trees, oceans, and skies... Love is very simple to experience once you have freed yourself from the clutches of the ego; all you have to do is follow what resonates with your heart. Living in Mozambique has allowed me to experience life at such a profound level. Human interaction and touch is not very frequent and displays of affection are rare. Thinking of the poor as those who lack love and not material possessions has led me to think more about the healing power of love. What “poor” societies need is not an industrial revolution but a revolution of love. At this point I might sound like a complete hippie but maybe I am and maybe if we all understood the power of love there would be no such thing as rich, poor, labels, disease, pain, conflict, or the common depression that surrounds us. There would only exist peace and love…