My Inner Hippie

Things. We have them. We desire them. House, automobile, land, clothes, items to fill the home. We then need to hold on to them, for we musn't let go. The keeping and acquiring of these things takes a great deal of effort. For some, it is all that life is about, they thrive on their efforts to retain and gain. For others it is only with great difficulty and a huge amount of energy that they can have or keep the basic necessities for life. What would happen if we were to use that same amount of energy to love? Love each other, love the flowers, love the weather, just love. Love would encompass appreciation; appreciation for food to nourish; a roof, be it tarpaulin or wood, to keep the elements at bay; a hug to fill the soul. Things take great energy to retain. Love, freely given and received is what we really need, not a thing or any thing else at all.