Law of Life

Love is not just a way of life; love is life. Where there is love there is life. It is no mistake that when people are procreating they say that they are making love. It is the same reason why love is at the core of dating. Love is the first entry point to life. This is not hypothetical life, but real life experience. The law of life is based on the premise that one source gives and another appropriates. Thus a man gives a sperm to the woman, and she turns it into a baby! Love makes life.

When a man and woman make love and produce a child, it is very hard to define where the man’s or woman’s contribution begins and ends. Both man and woman are winners in this game. When you look at yourself and ask, “What of me is my dad’s and what is my mom’s?” it is difficult to tell. But both did their part. One gave and the other received. Yet in the equation of life both man and woman gives. The man gives a seed; the woman takes it and makes a child, which she gives back into the world. You see the point.

Love brings hope and strengthens life. Where there is no love, death looms large. Lack of love is responsible for a number of preventable deaths. Because people didn't care, certain bad things happened. Look at thousands of kids dying of poverty and hunger when there are people spending thousands of dollars on mere amusements! Think of the millions who could be saved if we only cared a little! Love shines through the dark and brings abundant light. Love is supreme; there is simply no life without it.

It takes just a thought to improve someone’s life through a gesture of love. If you think hard enough, you can come up with creative ways of enhancing someone’s quality of life. Think of how you can help someone in need. Think of how you can help millions of people who have no shelter, food, or comfort. By putting your love in action, you can save many lives.

Love begins with addition and graduates to multiplication. Love increases. Love takes little and makes it large. Love makes others great even at its own expense. Love gives more than it can receive. Love is not envy; it rejoices in the victories of other people. Because where there is love there will be multiplied blessings!

In marriage or relationships the tendency has been toward reduced affection after a few years of being together. Before marriage, couples exchange gifts, remember each other’s anniversaries, and go out of their ways to satisfy each other’s needs. That should not end in marriage. The more years you spend together, the more your love should grow. Now that you know more about your partner, you should discover better ways of pleasing him or her. You should now understand what makes him or her happy. You can therefore do more than before.

Here is a challenge: Are you still giving the same gifts and attention you used to give to your partner before marriage? Have you improved the way you take care of those close to you? Or are you stagnant or failing to articulate love the way you used to? If the answer to any of these questions is "Yes," then you’ve slackened. Love multiplies. Today, choose to give more, to care more, to do more!

Love not only is life, but it can also lengthen it. I cannot overemphasize the fact that love is the single most powerful force that lengthens life. The heart is its reservoir and deeds are its reward. When love is injured the heart bleeds. This may lead to psychological and biological complications.

Often the cure lies in a little bit of love. People who are loved or who love often escape so many illnesses. Love cures low self-esteem, inferiority complex, stress-related disorders, loneliness, worry, and much more. When someone is low or sick, next time try to induce the love dose. It will work.

Here is a litmus test: Is anyone you know sick? Visit him and care. Love cares for sick people. Sometimes love does not say words, but only cares with its presence. Pay him a visit and say nothing. Your presence may bring him healing. All that most of them need is a caring presence. You can change a life; you can love your way to life.