The Power of Love

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace... -Jimi Hendrix

This Hendrix quote is by far one of my favorite quotes and it hangs on my bedroom wall to remind me of its' important message every day. We live in a world where peace can't seem to be found among the spiteful wars between countries all around the globe. There's so much talk about war, and the idea of love has seemed to be forgotten, in a sense.
Yet love is the most important idea which withholds the power to heal people and any kind of situation, because of the strong passionate feeling which is unlike any other. It is the one thing that all of us want and strive for our whole lives. It is the thing which keeps us going every day, realizing that there are people we love and vice versa.
If I could have it my way, we would all go back to the good old hippie days where peace, love, and rock and roll were the three basic factors needed for life; a good life, where no one believed in wars. If all of the talk about fighting turned into talk about love, problems could be resolved in such better ways than killing and wars.
It is only when we stop and remember what exactly we are here for and the people who love us the most when we can see others as our brothers and sisters rather than a stranger. We all have a lot more in common than we realize and there is no good reason to want to harm someone who is just like us.
All we need is love.