Probably the first thing that comes to mind on Valentine's Day is romantic love and all it's splendor and delight. But for countless reasons, this is not necessarily the kind of love everyone wants to celebrate, or has the opportunity to do so, on this day. Love comes in many forms, languages, expressions, feelings, and tokens. However, there is a universal love which, if embodied, transcends all. A scene from "Stelladaur: Finding Tir Na Nog" is worth considering.
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"What would break the spell?" Reilly peered at Eilam.
"Only one thing can break the spell of all evil." Eilam's green eyes looked deeply into Reilly's. "Love."
Reilly grimaced. "You mean like romance and fairy tale stuff?"
"No. This would require the deepest kind of love, that of compassion and forgiveness--the very essence of love."
"Oh."
"The people of the town would need to feel compassion for the Griffin and forgive him for his lies, unkindnesses and greed. Whenever anyone harbored ill will towards the beast or said he'd got what he deserved, the spell increased and the evil grew stronger and stronger in the gargoyle. It became more and more difficult for the people to forgive--and love--not only the beast, but each other, as well. This, too, made the evil increase. But the people didn't know this--not even the magistrate or his daughter did. Only Malie the Magician understood it." Eilam took another sip of tea.
"But how could the people learn to love such a horrible creature if Malie didn't tell them how to do it?" Reilly asked.
"It was up to each of them to search his or her own heart."
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On this Valentine's Day instead of chocolates, flowers, trinkets and baubles, give the gift of the deepest kind of love: compassion and forgiveness.
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