Hate is something normal. We know lots about hate, but hate is corrupt. Hate prevents change; hate crazes people. Hate hurts people. Hate kills people, too. We know hate, but love, love helps people. Love heals people. Love promotes justice and change. Love is peaceful and gentle. Love is new and different. Change scares people, but it shouldn’t. We’ve gone through change multiple times. But love is normal. It always has been. It’s just mysterious. We don’t know. Love is what is life. When love’s full power is released, we become loved. Love is big, and everyone needs LOVE.
Hello. I’m writer Leo Dahlsten, and I’m 12 years old. I’m in Silver City, NM. I wrote this piece in school last year because I had nothing to do. I took it home to my mom and gave it to her and said, “It came from my heart.” My grandma is a member of Gila Friends Monthly Meeting (IMYM).