Time Has No Dominion over Love

“Time has no dominion over love. Love is the one thing that transcends time.”

-- Jeaniene Frost, "One Foot in the Grave"

Can this be true? Can love be defined as a dimension of its own, or, perhaps, part of a dimension of emotion that can transcend time and space? Why is it some have dreams of love lost with people they have never met, yet, when they awake they feel as if they have known them forever? Why do we bump into perfect strangers and feel we know them, or meet new people and find fast friends in them which seem to finish our sentences like lifelong buddies? Why do some meet a man or woman and know instantly they have loved them before? Can it be possible that emotion really can transcend death? Being a hopeless romantic, I can't help but consider the possibilities.

"Love isn't something we invented. It’s observable, powerful; it has to mean something... Love is the one thing we’re capable of perceiving that transcends dimensions of time and space."

-- Dr. Amelia Brand, "Interstellar" (2014)

Okay, let's go out to left field.  All life is made up of special energy.  When we die, the energy that is us, our soul, follows us.  Like most energy it possesses a charge, its own unique charge, which defines us from everyone else like fingerprints.  This energy attracts "like" particles toward it, unless there is a stronger charge pulling them away like a stronger gravitational field.  So, if you were attracted to each other in this life as friends, lovers, or the occasional demented psycho stalker, and the bond was strong enough, it would stand to reason you might find each other in another life.

"The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death."

--Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950), Hindu guru

Now, I would hate to think the psycho stalker keeps finding you and killing you, because that would mean if you somehow pissed off God, you might be doing your penance here on earth; your own personal hell.  So you might find yourself bumping into old friends and not even realizing it.  It is that moment when you think you've met before, but the face just doesn't ring a bell.  Or perhaps you see a person you shouldn't possibly love, look into their eyes and realize, you've loved them before.  That's about the time your heart melts, as they introduce you to their spouse.

"You don't love someone because they look like you, you love their spirit; it's the soul connection."

-- Christine Ebersole, actress, singer

There is also another variable in this theory - age.  If we are reborn, there is no guarantee it will be immediately, nor is it any guarantee the one you love in another life won't live years after you pass.  So, while you're looking across the room at this attractive older, or younger, person that you just can't seem to take your eyes off of, remember when they smile back, you might have known them before.

Here's the kicker:  Just wait and  you'll probably know them again.  How great is that? 

"Love has no age, no limit; and no death."

-- John Galsworthy (1867-1933), author

Editor's Note:  

Before you go getting your panties in a bunch, it is essential to understand that this is just an opinion site and, as such, can be subjected to scrutiny by anyone with a differing opinion.  It doesn't make either opinion any more right or wrong than the other.  An opinion, presented in this context, is a way of inciting others to think and, hopefully, to form opinions of their own, if they haven't already done so.

It is my fervent hope that we keep open and active minds when reading opinions and then engaging in peaceful, constructive, discussion and debate in an arena of mutual respect concerning the opinions put forth.  After over twenty years as a military intelligence analyst, planner, and briefer, I have come to believe engaging each other in this manner and in this arena is the way we will learn tolerance and respect for differing beliefs, cultures, and viewpoints.

We all fall from grace, some more often than others; it is part of being human.  God's test for us is what we do afterward, and what we learn from the experience.
  

Pastor Frank Anthony Villari

Pastor Tony is founder of the Congregation for Religious Tolerance and author/editor of the Congregation's official blog site, "The Path."