One of the most powerful of all human emotions is to love. Perhaps the single most important lesson that we as humans can learn. From the day we come into this world until the day we die, we have only one single need and want: to love and be loved.

So how do you deal with the lack of love in your life? How do you deal with the fact that many are alone, many seek and do not find? Does it mean that there is a lack of love in the world?

As I ponder this powerful human delinma, I reflect on the past, present, and imagine the future…in my own life. Even when we find ourselves part of a nucleus, part of a family, part of a marriage…some do not feel loved. And as I studied deeper, I realized something key that is missed, something that is taken for granted, something that we forget. We forget to acknowledge another, forget to admit that that person exists, that she/he is at least important, that she/he matters, that ahe/he exists. We forget to validate that person.

Ever wonder what it could be like to live in a deserted island? How it would be that no one knows your name, no one calls your name, no one sees that you exist, that you matter, that you are here for an important mission, that you were born to conquer the world. Sadly, many live in that deserted island where no one takes the time to see you as you really are… to say the simple yet powerful words “you are great person, you are amazing!”

Once upon a time we were the most important person in the world to someone, the day we were born. Be that person for someone today. Validate them for the amazing person that they are, you’ll thank me later.