LOVE AND LOVE Reflections

Photo: shutterstock.com We basically have two kinds of human beings: those who think of life as a privilege, hopeful and exciting – The Optimists – they are those with the Positive Mental Attitude (PMA); and we have those who think of life as an endless string of problems, hopeless and boring – The Pessimists – they are those with the Negative Mental Attitude (NMA). Love has positive thoughts, and is hopeful and enduring. Someone rightly said, “What we wish for is what we hope for, and what we hope for is what we expect.” Love Has Realistic Hope Love is hopeful, but it doesn’t ignore the difficult realities of life. Love is positive, but it doesn’t attempt to ‘drain the entire sea with a teaspoon.’ Love accepts the fact that things are not well and everyone has weaknesses, but deals with them with a positive mindset. The fact is that there are some things we will never be able to do or change, no matter how we try! But we must find a possible productive and positive wa...

Photo source: shutterstock.com Love . . . believes all things (1Cor.13:7). During my days at the university, I gave up a Master of Ceremonies (MC) role to a first year student and friend who had little experience, but obviously endowed potentially. I approached him and told him, “I would want you to take my role and be the MC on Sunday.” Hesitantly he told me, “I have never done it before.” But upon encouragement and reassurance to guide him, he obliged. Now Sunday came, and everyone was expecting me as the MC, but there he was on the podium. Though shaky from the beginning, he built confidence along. I stood at the back admiring his moderation and leadership style, and whenever he raised his head and saw me nodding my head and whispering, “you can do it”, he was the more motivated to put up his best. He did it! He has emceed many events ever since. When I was completing school, he sent me a text message thanking me for my influence in his life. Love always puts t...