This Thing Called Love

I am resolved to understand love on a cosmic level; as something not attained through connection with others, but an unstoppable force which is breathed into every portion of our very brilliant existence. This search humans are constantly on; this quest of hope to find their own self worth through the ability to gain love from others, is destroying them to their core; the very core holding the love they so desperately hope to find outside of themselves. They remain frustrated, lonely and unsatisfied, sighing and wondering if they'll ever "find love in this lifetime". They buy roses for each other, candy on one day, browse the jewelry store and haul overstuffed teddy bears. They cry when they discover it has let them down, been unfaithful and doesn't wish to stay, and as they watch love walk away, they ignore the very spark in them which whispers that this love they hope to find, originates from inside of them. If we become silent, away from the yearning and wishing, the angst and disappointment, there is a voice calling from an inner light, just waiting to be recognized, and its name is Love. ~Vennie Kocsis~