Actually, this really IS a continuation of my last post!
Truth is I was just going to add a comment - but the comment grew so I'm posting it separately.
Okay - I've been mulling over examples of powerful, triumphant love that I've seen.
First to come to mind (and I didn't "see" this one - but it has gone down in history!) Is the example of Martin Luther King Jr, and those incredibly brave souls who stood with him and faced violence and hatred - took it on themselves without retaliating, and defeated it with love. Their sacrifice is still reverberating throughout history. I think both he and Ghandi spring immediately to mind whenever there's talk of "nonviolent resistance" - but reflecting on the courage and sacrifice of individuals who stood up for love and freedom - and the incredible power of their actions - fills me with awe and reverence still.
A more prosaic example; When I was growing up, a hyperactive, tearaway wild thing wreaking
