Love and freedom intertwine in human life, forming a harmony with the ancient concept of yin and yang. Because love and freedom are connected parts of a whole, each requires the other. A lack of love harms freedom; a lack of freedom harms love.

As Individuals and society we need high levels of both love and freedom for optimal health. Individually, we require love because we are all brothers and sisters, and love is what we were born for. Yet we also require freedom because each of us is a separate and unique individual. We each have our own desires, abilities, interests, and preferences.

This natural diversity among individuals makes us more than drones; it makes life interesting, for one thing. Individual differences make human society as we know it possible and bring surprising strength and adaptability to the group. Love, for its part, is the necessary lubricant and anti-corrosive for a free society. Neither laws, nor religious teachings, nor anything else can replace the need for widespread love.

Our very nature means that love includes both a sense of oneness with others and respect for each person as a unique, free, and self-controlling individual.

As we move through our days and life let us not forget this simple truth – Freedom requires love, no less than love requires freedom.

Peace, Love AND Freedom, Jim