LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING!
The hit Andrew Lloyd Webber musical “Aspects of Love” features a song called “Love Changes Everything.” The lyrics start:
“Love, love changes everything; hands and faces, earth, and sky.
Love, love changes everything; how you live and how you die.
Love, can make the summer fly; or a night seem like a lifetime.
Yes love, love changes everything; now I tremble at your name.
Nothing in the world will ever be the same.” (Lyrics.com)
Love is more than Valentine hearts & romantic dinners and love songs—although those are certainly part of the beautiful game of life! Love is also an action, from teaching children to read to planting trees to sharing a heartfelt song with the world. Love really does make the world go round and is the most powerful force in the universe.
That said, people have made mistakes, and done things that are the very opposite of pure love, all in the name of what they call love. But if you search your heart’s wisdom, you know the truth. It’s not always easy to be vulnerable, as mega-star Taylor Swift tells us in the song “Labyrinth” in her “Midnights” album. “Uh-oh, I’m fallin’ in love / Oh no, I’m fallin’ in love again.” (Americansongwriter.com)
But real love, and not just the romantic kind, often means opening your heart and taking a chance. And that simple but complicated action can change everything. Especially the world.
Who and what do YOU love? What do you care about? How can you show your love today and this month and this year to make a difference for your family, friends, and community?
