Love is that indefinable sense of rightness that underscores the strength of any relationship. If God is Love, as so many religions and spiritual traditions tell us, and to seek love is the highest aspiration that a human being can achieve, then it must be that love is a power in itself.
For those who seek power, externally, the question is what is driving it…love or fear?
This Blog does not debate the existence of a Supreme Being. The debate will rage onward for centuries to come. Rather, I pose a different question? How do you exercise you power? Specifically, your abilities to shape life the way you desire? Of the person’s that are in a momentary position of weakness or subordination, how do you treat them?
When authorities become authoritarian, we all suffer; both those imposing power and those under its yoke.