When I was in college I didn’t attend many football games. I didn’t go to many
functions. I wasn’t to be found at the bars or parties either. When I wasn’t in
class, my dorm room, or spending time with my friends there was usually only one
place to find me: the library.
I would spend hours there after class and on the weekends surrounded by books. I
was fascinated by the amount of knowledge that was stored between their covers.
I devoured volume after volume. I read books on psychology, sociology, history,
and philosophy. I read books on theology, faith, and self-help. I explored every
area I could in an obsessive quest to find out one thing: "What is the meaning
of life?" I was driven to discover why we are here. I had to know
what it’s all about. Sadly, four years and a thousand books later I graduated
with a degree but no real answer to my question.
I didn’t give up after college, though. I kept looking in books, in nature, in
prayer, and in my own heart and soul to find the answer. I never gave up through
all the work, struggles, pains, and losses that I went through. After many years
too I think that I finally learned the answer to that question and it was so
simple. The answer was Love!
Love is what it’s all about. Love is what we are all about. From our first cry
as a newborn baby to our last breath before death, love is our purpose. Every
hug, every smile, every laugh, every tear, every word of encouragement, every
kind act, every helping hand, every moment of compassion, and every thought we
think can lead us to greater love as well. Three of the most important words in
the Bible are: "God is Love." And when we become one with love we become one
with God. Don’t spend your life on anything less. Choose love. Share love. Grow
in love. Walk the path of love through all of this life and into the next.
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