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.
Joseph J. Mazzella
What it's All About
Today's Bible Verse:
"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest
of these is love." 1 Corinthians 13:13
What it's All About
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