Love as Duty and Defiance

When love is grounded in duty, not desire, what would it look like? It would remake the world as we know it. Love is often misunderstood as a soft, private feeling, reserved for family members or romance. But in many wisdom traditions— Indigenous and Biblical— love is more than fleeting sentiment. It is a guiding principle transforming how we live and engage with the world. Activist and artist, John Trudell, urged us to see with our hearts, not only with our eyes. In this sense, love is not separate from intelligence. It’s what keeps our minds from becoming cold, detached,...

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