Don't Look Down (Kanye West Ft. Various Artist)

The all determining factor of the universe is power. I've come to the conclusion we all desire it to some degree or another because power has mistakenly become synonymous with freedom. Most people are so bent on the acquisition of power they have no idea what they will do with it. Power is the means to an end, but what's the end? Without the idea of what you wish to accomplish with it, power is useless. It's a concept most people never seem to get. Money is sought after in order to impress other people. What is the acceptance or even the hatred of other people going to get you? What satisfaction could you possibly gain from that? Unless of course you are out to please yourself and maybe those you love.

And in there lies the answer. I stumbled across the ultimate answer to everything worth any relevance in human life. The answer to it all: Love. There's absolutely no sensation in our lives we strive to feel more than love. Be it the love of a parent, a friend, or a 'significant' other. As emotional, conscious beings humans strive only to be loved. Nothing can possibly overcome the feeling of loving and being loved. The end in which we all pursue different means is love. We first know it (or hope to) as children from our parents. Then we proceed to age into adolescence and adulthood. We seek completion in the companionship and ultimately love of another human being. Nothing compares to being genuinely loved. We strive to experience and test the limitations of this phenomenal power known as love. The force of human evolutionary nature that seems to press us to move forward throughout our days. Love has the power to cease wars and mend almost everything that is broken. No greater act of love can be displayed than that of sacrifice.

Parents sacrifice time, money, energy, effort, happiness, and sometimes in the most extreme cases their lives all for the sake of their progeny. There's nothing wrong with loving oneself, but to be the target of sacrifice and reciprocate that breeds a cycle of love and even peace if understanding is present. Problem is most people don't understand the nature or strength of love. It's a nearly incomprehensible force if one does not place effort into learning its ways. No one cares to learn the ways of love these days sadly. It's all about instant gratification, or self servant behavior. Think of the trials you would endure for someone you know you love with all your heart. You have the power to move mountains with that motivation. That's all you need. Can you imagine sacrificing your own happiness to further the life of the one you love? Knowing you'd probably never be there with them again but as a trade-off they'd be happy and enjoy their life as they rightly should? How difficult is that? Deeds difficult in nature are the most rewarding. Sometimes the people you love have no idea how much you sacrifice for them. Especially when you don't communicate. Love and sacrifice are meant to usually be thankless services, but if you believe in the law of equivalent exchange or karma or whatever, you'll be repaid for the love and positivity you emanate. But damn, some people just don't even know the things you give up for them huh? I still suggest you all just keep loving. Because love is that invincible, unstoppable force if you use it right. Misuse leads to bitterness and hatred, but through education you can utilize this miraculous gift for good. Here I am, still rooting for you people.