All the world loves a lover! Who will deny it? We admit it to be true, but why? Because of the very nature of love. When love is manifested in any authentic form, it emits vibrations which enliven and enrich the best that is in each of us.

The phrase authentic love is used, because so much of what would pass for love today is only physical lust, which enlivens and exalts no one. Therefore, the distinction is imperative. The vibrations that radiate from one consumed by lust have no relationship whatsoever to those of love; they repel those around rather than attract.

Although we live in a time of great sexual freedom, we have, it seems, lost one of the most ingratiating qualities of love, that of romance. In past centuries there may have been much to condemn in the conduct of the people, but they did appreciate romance. And this may have been the saving grace so difficult to find today.

Lust is of the body, romance is of the soul. Romance is built from all our most potentially elevating feelings. Lust, or what so often passes as male love today, stems from the basest desires of human expression. Romance leads to the elevation of the object of desire. Lust leads to the degeneration and downfall of this object. Romance intensifies desire and feeling. Lust is soon satiated and must look for new conquests, leaving the old broken and morally impoverished. Romance knows how to pace love so that it can in truth last forever. Lust is always in a rush and so misses completely the nuances that make true love delicious and eternal.

Romance leaves a sweet taste in the mouth. Lust is bitter in the mouth and gnawing in the belly. Romance leaves no regrets, only fond memories, even if its object was never obtained. Lust is always saddled with regrets and recriminations if its object is obtained and vengeful inclinations if its object is obtained and vengeful inclinations if it is not. Romance draws to us all that is good, beautiful, and blessed in the Universe. Lust attracts all that is destructive, ugly, and demonic.

Why Have We Lost Romance?

In a world of the fifteen-second radio and television commercial, there seems little time for romance. In a world of TV microwave dinners, there seems little occasion for romance. In a world which many perceive could be blown up any moment, there seems little opportunity for romance. In a world in which almost no one says No, there seems little reason for romance. In a world in which living together is becoming the norm, there seems little chance for romance. In a world of easy contraception and nearly as easy abortion, there seems little motive for romance. In a world nearly devoid of innocence, there seems little place for romance.

For all the reasons above, and more besides, regrettably there seems little chance for romance.

Yet, is it really dead? Can romance ever die as long as one real man and one real woman still breathe on this Earth? I think not. Romance is ingrained in the Soul of men and women and while it has, admittedly been long ignored by most, it is still there as potent as ever if it is but given the opportunity to come forth.

Only you can allow this gift to man from the wisdom of God to manifest in your own life. As you attempt to do this, you will be chided and reviled by your contemporaries, but then that is part of romance itself.

Romance is not romance unless it must fight for its life against all pragmatic comers. In our world of realism, another name for dullness and boredom, the romantic sticks out like the proverbial sore thumb, but is not that what we want? Would any red-blooded romantic with to remain in the background? That is for conformists, dullards, and bean counters. The true romantic does not wish to hide his light under a bushel but holds it high for all to see. He is in truth the salt of the Earth and how shall the Earth be salted if he does not come forth?

The Ambassadors of God

Romantics are by nature enthusiasts and as one great philosopher said, "Enthusiasts are the ambassadors of God." Therefore, as a romantic, you, too, can and must become such an ambassador. As you seek for the sweet and pure side of love and romance, you will not only be personally rewarded but will soon find that you have become the lover whom all the world now loves. You will than represent to the world the best in itself. You will be an example for all to follow and emulate. You will be able to bring joy to lives heretofore devoid of such joy. You will be able to feed a ubiquitous hunger of the human Soul now nearly starved for such sustenance. You will see god, for He is a part of all goodness and joy that exists.
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