#75 - Fake Love

The universe is ever evolving. Change is constant. Therefore, as energy continues to manifest everywhere, we too transform. It is this energy that connects everything. But everything does not evolve in the same way. And although it is still evolution, some things devolve. And sadly, as the de-evolution of human connection seems to endure at the behest of advancing technology, so goes love. This is evidenced through the over-commercialization of love that subtly diminishes individual value while bolstering the idea that one's purpose is accomplished by committing to a partner for life. And to prove that commitment, one must reward the companion with an expensive token that symbolizes their devotion. Love has been manufactured and packaged, over-simplified, and marketed as a reward for being responsible rather than a reward for being alive. The words "I Love You" have become more of a convenient, reassuring coda to a couple's conversation. It is sort of another way to say, "we're good, you have nothing to worry about," and there may be some "love making" if everyone plays their cards right. But where that last thing that is supposed to mean what it was actually called, "making love", for most relationships it is simply maintenance that ensures the other party there won't be any drastic surprises that could result in some major life changes. It simply says that nothing has changed, we are still sharing a bed. Love has become more of a notion than an emotion. A concept rather than a concert. A calculation rather than communication. But for those of us who have been fortunate enough to experience true love—the obsessive fluttering of enchantment, the impatient lather of fervor--you know that this vibrance is unrivaled by any emotion encountered in the human experience. I love Cannabis. And it has never expected anything as proof.