"Maybe you love too hard and too often." These are the spoken words that ring in my mind, as I am falling asleep at night. What have I done wrong? Maybe I was naive. Maybe I was too hopeful. Maybe the wonderland I had hoped for was unrealistic and unwanted on the other end. But you know what I did not do wrong?

I did not love too hard. You cannot love too hard.

In a world where people live in poverty, where people struggle with depression, where cancer exists and hunger is a perpetual epidemic, you cannot love too hard.

Love is said to be patient and kind. It does not hurt the person you are loving, and it is not wrong. It is unconditional selflessness, and a promise that you care about even the ugliest parts of them. To paraphrase the trusted Ghandi, "Where there is love, there is life." So what, the person you love cannot understand it or see it? It is so important that you love. For some people, love is the only reason they have to get out of bed in the morning. Perhaps it's the love they have for their job, or the love they have for their family or partner-but either way, the love that they feel fuels their spirit to begin a new day. And with that being said, you cannot love too hard.

Love is a beautiful emotion. It is what makes you feel connected to other people. It is what makes you text a friend "good morning" and what makes you remind the passenger in your car to put their seatbelt on. It is what makes you surprise your loved one with something they love, and it is what makes you miss your brother when you are eating his favorite candy. Love makes you feel things you could never replace. Whether it is love for a family member or love for your partner, it is love. And it is all too often taken for granted. The world is yours to love. You deserve love, and you deserve to be able to love whoever you wish. Your love is so important, as it can heal not only your brokenness, but also someone else's. At the end of the day, whether they appreciate it or not, love them with all you've got. People are dying in the world, and your love is not a crime. Let your love radiate and don't regret it. At the end of the day, you might be the reason someone wakes up in the morning. You cannot love too hard. Four letters mean so much in a world with such hate.