Happy Valentine's day! In the US, the dark side driven by hate and fear is strong at this moment, but it may be a good time to think about love. Since I'm not religious, I had to look up the origin of Valentine's day ( link to wikipedia). St. Valentine was killed because of the difference in religious views more than 1700 years ago. It is pathetic that there are still primitive people who can't accept religious freedom (as seen in the recent events). Regardless of religion, nationality, or ethnic background, we all share the fundamental emotions such as love, joy, sadness, anger etc. Once we are blinded by the idea of right or wrong, the brain seems to focus on the differences rather than similarities within human (and animals). Many people can love people close to one another, but they cannot connect to people whom they do not know well or who do not share their values. This is obviously an evolutionarily adaptive response, but we can hope t...
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