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All you need is love . . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2snTkaD64U&ab_channel=MetropolitanOpera

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Oh indeed. Wasn't Garanca brilliant. Saw this when it can out at Her Majesty's in Ballarat. Of course it contained the Geelong Cats team song which was a bonus.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4qfGJt6I3g

I seriously doubt the reality of the term
“all you need is love”. or
that “love conquerors all”.

Not denying the nurturing and help people give to those in distress helps enormously.
But it doesn’t conqueror all. If you are dying, you are still dying.
If you are born into a cruel society you may still have no escape from it.
If you lose a child to an accident or illness you have still lost that child and must go through the grieving process, other people can’t go through it for you, although they can be kind.

It is a comforting thought to to say,” Love conquerors all.” But it is the usual fairy floss only half true fantasy, that the human race likes to fool itself about, because they can’t face the really harsh realities of life where love doesn’t conqueror all, but some straight
thinking and understanding of the truth, might provide more actual solutions and answers.

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Dear CHERFUL,

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I think you're right. Love does not change reality.

But I do think it can change how it affects us - and maybe help put us in the right disposition to reflect on the best way forward.

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Dear Banjo,

«Love does not change reality.»

True, but it changes everything: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5CPJHyg95M

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Thanks, Yuyutsu.

Perhaps you might like to listen to hear what the moon has to say about that :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzoO756PvL8&ab_channel=AlainGuilloux

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