Here’s to the Infinite Possible Ways to Love You
“Here’s to the infinite possible ways to love you” – an excerpt from the song Have It All by Jason Mraz
To love and to be loved is one of the most important aspect of human life. But what we consider love is very personal. We all understand it in different ways and express it in different ways. There are cultural differences in our understanding of love, and even within the same culture, there are generational differences. Our personal experiences inform our interpretation, and we change our own definition of the word over time.
We often have conflicts in our lives because we feel unloved, but with so many different ways to express love, it’s usually just a matter of misinterpretation. We can have a lot less drama in our lives if we can just accept that the number of possible ways to love you is equal to the number of people who have ever lived on this earth. The way you show your love is perfect. At the same time, the way other people express their own is totally valid, too. Their differences in the interpretation of love doesn’t diminish your own.
One of the reasons why I write these Month of Mays is because I want to help increase the number of people who can celebrate each other’s individuality. I can understand why people get immediately defensive when they encounter someone with a different opinion. We all have an innate need to belong to a group for survival. But we as a species are at a point where this instinct is no longer helping us to survive. It’s destroying us instead.
It’s time to widen our perspective. If we can open our eyes enough to see that we’re all just Earthlings who wants to love and be loved, I think we have a better chance of survival. We share this planet. We are in this together. Our oneness will protect us all.