At a business seminar on human relationships, the speaker told of a hospital ward filled with orphaned babies. In a long row of beds, the babies became ill and some of them died—except the baby in the last bed. It did well. The doctor was puzzled. All were fed, bathed, kept warm—no difference in their care. Yet only the baby in the last bed thrived. As months passed and new babies were brought in, the story was always the same: Only the baby in the last bed did well.

Finally the doctor concealed himself to watch. At midnight the cleaning woman came in and on hands and knees scrubbed the floor, from one end to the other. The floor finished, she stood up, stretched, rubbed her back. Then she went to the last bed, picked up the baby, walked around the room with it, cuddling it, talking to it, rocking it in her arms. She put it back in its bed and left. The doctor watched the next night, and the next. Each night the same thing happened. It was always the baby in the last bed that got picked up, cuddled, talked to, and loved. And in all the new groups of babies brought in, it was always the baby in the last bed that thrived, while the others got sick and some died.

This true experience highlights the fact that love is our greatest need. Babies die without it. The elderly waste away for lack of it. Illness flourishes in its absence. Humans thrive mentally and physically in loving environments. Dr. Claude A. Frazier warned that if our technological society is not humanized by love, “the alternative, as we can now surely comprehend, is a nation of cities turned into jungles of hate . . .”

Those who are currently innocent victims of long-term directed energy weapons torture and psychological attacks would probably agree that our cities are already “jungles of hate.” The loss of civility and neighborliness that afflicts our culture is a breeding ground for fast-growing cancers of covert hostility. These cruel programs create psychological isolation intended to mentally unbalance its victims. Humans are gregarious by nature, and need an interchange of feelings. We need to feel that we are valued by others. If we become convinced that we are unworthy of love because of years of psychological abuse, we suffer, both mentally and physically.

How can we protect ourselves and counter such emotionally destructive attacks? A clue is found in the words of Jesus Christ: “Practice giving, and people will give to you. They will pour into your laps a fine measure, pressed down, shaken together and overflowing. For with the measure that you are measuring out, they will measure out to you in return.” —Luke 6:38

In other words, to receive love, we must “practice giving” love. Exercise it as you would a muscle. Make it grow, increase, until it fills you, becomes you. Then prove it’s alive by your loving works. Yes, when we sow love, we reap it in turn! However, what if many of the individuals around us remain hostile toward us? Does this make our efforts to show love and kindness futile? Absolutely not! “There is more happiness in giving than there is in receiving.” —Acts 20:35 It is our pattern of showing love that produces greater happiness. Even if some will not or cannot reciprocate, our efforts to show love produce a rich reward.

There is no better example of this than God himself. “He makes his sun rise upon wicked people and good and makes it rain upon righteous people and unrighteous.” (Matthew 5:45) Yes, our “Happy” God (1Ti 1:11) shows love both to people who appreciate him and to those who do not.

I have found that making the effort to be friendly under all circumstances and to all sorts of people lifts my spirits and protects my self-esteem. It neutralizes the hatred that surrounds me. It requires effort and mental discipline to avoid slipping into the corrosive attitudes that surround me. However, it is truly worth the effort. I thrive to the extent that I practice love and kindness in my dealings with others.

Exercising love is much like a bodybuilder who uses a weight to train his muscles. Repetitively lifting that weight or burden makes him stronger. Likewise, using the ‘burden’ of adversity we face as an opportunity to exercise love will make us stronger and happier!

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