Love

The other day I was reading a talk for one of my classes. It was all about the power of forgiveness and how to attain peace, both in our own lives and even more in the world. There was a simple formula that was given to attain the peace that we all desire. It was given by William Gladstone, he said "We look forward to the time when the power of love will replace the love of power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace." How simple and yet we still have wars and contentions.
Love is just a four letter word but it can change what happens to entire countries and civilizations. If instead of loving power people had loved those around them we never would have had World War II or the War in the Middle East. Thousands of lives would have been saved and thousands more would never have known the brutality of ruthless leaders.
This is my proposition. If for this Valentine's Day instead of buying our "valentine" chocolates or flowers we went and showed someone that we loved them we might be able to change the world for good. I often hear people say things like "I can't change the world by myself so I won't even try". You are right, with that attitude you won't change the world, but I think if we all actively try to change things something might happen. So this Valentine's day I am going to show someone how much I love them.
I might not change the world today, but tomorrow I know it will be that much better because someone out there knows I love them.