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Cupid's Arrows for All

Valentine's Day is a day set aside for expressions of love and it has got me thinking if I was able to expand my love for my wife to the entire planet and everyone else did the same, then the world would be a better place.

Every recognised religion has as its core tenant 'love thy neighbour'. Something we all would do well to remember.

I have been thinking of writing this Valentine's Day blog since the end of last year and I was pleasantly surprised when Joaquin Phoenix's Oscar 2020 speech echoed my thoughts for this blog. If you haven't seen the speech yet, I highly recommend that you come back to this blog post after watching it.

I was also inspired by Garth Brooks song 'People Loving People' which has as its premise putting love first; "the enemy of everything that is evil is people loving people".

I have always had a secret obsession with cheesy romance movies and novels but now I think that it is time for me to invite Cupid's Arrow for us all.



Cupid's Arrows for All

True love is a blessing not a curse; it is time to expand it to encompass the entire universe.
"Cupid please send seven billion arrows to each newborns' heart so they love everyone from the start."

Let love pour down like a rain shower and replace all our guns with a flower.
We should hug a tree as we would a spouse and give parental love to every creature, be it a toddler or the smallest mouse. 

Love is about intimacy, love, and commitment and without it our world cannot be content.
If love is a pyramid then consummate love is at its peak; it strengthens our love rather than making it weak. 

Love does not know a border or colour; it is not defined by a rainbow or clear sky.
A heart is driven by love's beat and is pure because it has a blind eye. 

We must not let love decline so I send this reminder on the day of Valentine:
I wish that love was an automatic software install, that's why I shout "Cupid's Arrows for All!"

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