I believe that Love is something that is only truly appreciated once it has been lost. You might enjoy it while you have it, but you never know just how much someone means to you until you no longer have them. It's a lesson that's difficult to learn, but in the long run it's worth it because you can then appreciate Love for what it really is.
I recently learned a very valuable lesson. I believe we can consciously decide how to focus our energies. Having spent an entire summer in Chicago, I tend to become very aggressive behind the wheel of a car. Driving to work, I usually get behind some very slow people who frustrate me to no end. My blood pressure usually skyrockets and I usually spend a lot of my energy screaming and fuming at the "stupid slow morons" in front of me. However, I know that I should not become so infuriated while driving. The other day I was able to convince myself that the frustrations I was feeling were not worth it. I was able to calm down rather easily. I then rationalized that since I just bottled up all that energy, I must be able to utilize it in another way. So, I tried to convert it to positive energy and I was actually successful. By the time I got to work, I was rather giddy and in a wonderful mood. It does take work, but I think that if people can learn to convert their energies that they would be much happier, less stressed out, and as a direct result, much healthier. And, of course, the world would be a much happier one.