Time for Love

Love. You can't beat it.
Love can be shown in the slightest gesture, even with just a glance of the eye. It is evident in billions of smiles that happen everyday. It is shown with tears. With laughter.
You can see it when a neighbor closes the car door you accidentally left open while bringing in groceries.
I've seen it in a household where everyone shares the same toothbrush because that is all the family can afford. I've seen it in 14 year old kids who are getting to color with a crayon for the first time.
Love was the motivation for a 15 year old man, who was working to provide for his aunt and his last surviving sibling after tragedy struck.
Love motivates doctors from all over the world to leave comfortable lives to go serve people in places that are known for death and disease.
That dad you saw coaxing his kid to jump into his arms from the playscape ledge - that was love.
There is love when you let that car slide in front of you during rush hour. When you pick up the book that your friend dropped. When you open the door for someone. When you nod hello to a stranger.
Love is what breaks your heart when you witness cruelty.
Love made you cry when you got busted for stealing a piece of candy from the store and your parent made you confess and pay the cost.
A hug. A kiss. Love makes them so sweet.
And hand to hold when you are hurting. A hand to lift you up from a fall. A hand to give a fist bump or five in celebration or greeting. Love is those hands.
Love made your meals. Love washed your clothes and took you to school.
Love made you want to say sorry when you pushed your friend down.
Love is a song sung at just the right moment.
Love glides in the stroke of a paint brush on canvas and rings out in the sound of hammer on nail.
Love gives its life for the sake of another.
You felt proud when your loved one succeeded.
Love motivated good people to raise their voices against injustice. Love stayed their hands from violence.
Love remains. Love takes the long view. Love doesn't give up. Love doesn't care about the odds. Love leaves the light on for you. Love is a gift. Loves gives hope. Love brings peace. Now is the time for Love.