Love Is the Antidote
And why it’s so difficult to put into practice
Love as the antidote is not a new revelation. It’s in every religion, it flows from every noted guru and thought leader, rings through in countless songs, poems, novels, movies, and plays. Love consistently inspires us, makes us want to move mountains, and even give up our lives for it. But why then are we so hard pressed to actually apply it to our lives in a more pure form? And why have we not figured this out after literally thousands of years of human creativity, philosophy, and religion?
Love Is Too Simple
Its simplicity renders it difficult to grasp and actually apply to our lives. We want complexity, because there is comfort in complexity. If the answer to our emotional suffering is complex then, in a sense, we’re off the hook. Because our reason for not loving more fully is not something we could have been doing all along but rather some hard and complex algorithm that only the most advanced souls can accomplish. Peaceful unconditional love is only for the enlightened, it often seems. But not actually, as we are all capable of it.
Love Feels Weak
Love sounds sappy, schmaltzy, sentimental, impractical, and get this one: “weak.” The weakness judgment flows from the nature of countless generations of…
