May: On Love

May 8

Today's reflection was inspired by a quote from Carl Sagan's novel Contact.

Love—is it a mystical force of the cosmos? 

I deny that it is and claim rather that it is a deeply human one grounded in action and presence and in choice. One that transmutes our insignificance in the expanse into greatness. It is the only answer to the question and it is the only thing that can anchor us in the endless vastness of the stars and human consciousness. 

Some may say love is a construct. Maybe that’s true. Maybe it’s not. But if it is, it is our most honest invention, and our greatest gift back to the universe.

• Reflection title: Our Most Honest Invention
• Creative inspiration: Carl Sagan, Contact
• Reflection Question: Have I been listening? Do I understand yet what the universe (indifferent or not) is teaching me about love?