Challenging,  Environment,  Life Lessons

Wise Words For A Planet In Crisis

LOVE, the most powerful force there is…

Einstein Letter Of Love
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Was it Albert Einstein? Maybe it was Margot? Who really did pen that letter “The Universal Force of Love”?

Spoiler Alert: It matters not, as it offers a universal message about our belief in Love’s conquering force.

So how did I stumble upon it?

A few years ago my husband and I spent some time living in Penang, Malaysia. There I met the most beautiful man, who to this day is a very close friend.

We shared similar concerns about the environment, about materialism, and the lack of care for the planet. The galloping and frightening pace of change from where we were less than three generations ago, to where we are today, we discussed at great length.

Then I asked about Penang…

When I first struck up a conversation with him I asked about why the tides around the island no longer behaved as they should?

His eyes filled with tears, and he asked me if I’d been aware of the constant noise around the island. That, he told me, was to do with dredging in preparation for building three islands, the size of Singapore around Penang.

Yesterday he sent me a bank of wildlife photos taken by another expat some years ago. Almost all of the animals have now disappeared from the island.

We discussed in great length, how inconsequential we think we are, to individually effect change.

This is when I found out about the Einstein Letter…

In response to this discussion, my newfound friend forwarded me a letter written in 1938 by Albert Einstein to his daughter, Lieserl on The Universal Force of Love, which is reproduced below.

“When I proposed the theory of relativity, very few understood me, and what I will reveal now to transmit to mankind will also collide with the misunderstanding and prejudice in the world.

“I ask you to guard the letters as long as necessary, years, decades, until society is advanced enough to accept what I will explain below.

“There is an extremely powerful force that, so far, science has not found a formal explanation to. It is a force that includes and governs all others, and is even behind any phenomenon operating in the universe and has not yet been identified by us. This universal force is LOVE.

“When scientists looked for a unified theory of the universe they forgot the most powerful unseen force. Love is Light, that enlightens those who give and receive it. Love is gravity, because it makes some people feel attracted to others. Love is power, because it multiplies the best we have, and allows humanity not to be extinguished in their blind selfishness. Love unfolds and reveals. For love we live and die. Love is God and God is Love.

“This force explains everything and gives meaning to life. This is the variable that we have ignored for too long, maybe because we are afraid of love because it is the only energy in the universe that man has not learned to drive at will.

“To give visibility to love, I made a simple substitution in my most famous equation. If instead of E = mc2, we accept that the energy to heal the world can be obtained through love multiplied by the speed of light squared, we arrive at the conclusion that love is the most powerful force there is, because it has no limits.

“After the failure of humanity in the use and control of the other forces of the universe that have turned against us, it is urgent that we nourish ourselves with another kind of energy…

“If we want our species to survive, if we are to find meaning in life, if we want to save the world and every sentient being that inhabits it, love is the one and only answer.

“Perhaps we are not yet ready to make a bomb of love, a device powerful enough to entirely destroy the hate, selfishness and greed that devastate the planet.

“However, each individual carries within them a small but powerful generator of love whose energy is waiting to be released.

“When we learn to give and receive this universal energy, dear Lieserl we will have affirmed that love conquers all, is able to transcend everything and anything, because love is the quintessence of life.

“I deeply regret not having been able to express what is in my heart, which has quietly beaten for you all my life. Maybe it’s too late to apologize, but as time is relative, I need to tell you that I love you and thanks to you I have reached the ultimate answer!

“Your father,
Albert Einstein”

Love conquers all

How often have we used these words with little or no thought to what they actually mean? Three super-challenging words, once we understand them.

If we want to change the world we must first understand our own personal stance on the topic.

We must be a force of love.

We must demonstrate love.

We must learn to forgive.

By our actions we must be seen as love.

There are many ways to start…

The following are just simple ones to set things in motion:

  • giving to a cause, and then giving more
  • living with less so others can live
  • sharing what we have
  • doing with less, much less
  • being part of an agency for healing
  • believing that we CAN make things better
  • modelling ways to heal our world
  • diligently showing the effect of love

These are simple, doable acts of love.

But there are people in this world who are now taking love to a whole other level, who quietly work to heal our planet, starting in small ways. The ripple of small things can grow to become extraordinary. Meaningful change begins with an idea, and that idea can grow in ways we might never imagine.

Have you come across the Blue Economy?

Through Medium I have come to know Desiree Driesenaar and her work within the Blue Economy. “We, in the international Blue Economy network, are convinced that entrepreneurs will change the world by changing the rules of the game.”

Theirs is a network of love, maybe not quite the bomb of love that Einstein spoke of, but it’s a young network responsible for responding ‘to basic needs of all with what you have, introducing innovations inspired by nature, generating multiple benefits, including jobs and social capital, offering more with less.The Blue Economy

‘In our current ways of working, people limit themselves in everything they do. They are reductionist. In Blue Economy thinking we unleash abundance. We restore ecosystems and then design new economic ways with everything nature has to offer.’

Desiree offers up the following Blue Economy businesses that might inspire hope, and love in us all. Check them out.

Award-Winning Entrepreneurs

There are many award-winning start-ups in our Blue Economy network. Have a look at some inspiring examples:

Better still, read her inspirational post and see if you too can be inspired by what she and others do, all in the name of love.

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