Living in the COVID World ... and Beyond #78: Love Conquers Hate

I watched the Super Bowl half-time show last Sunday.  (Yes, I also watched the New England Patriots get demolished …  my congrat’s to the Seattle Seahawks and their fans).

I watched the half-time show to try to understand more about Bad Bunny, his appeal, and his point of view.

I was very glad that I watched.

I did not understand a single word that Bad Bunny said.

I missed numerous cultural references that were highlighted in Bad Bunny’s performance.  I read about them afterwards, and I’m still not aware in many cases of what it was that Bad Bunny was trying to bring to our attention.    

There was one thing that I fully understood.  I understood the sign that it was in the background of much of the performance.  The sign read: “The only thing more powerful than hate is love.”

If that sign was the only message that I, and maybe many other viewers of the half-time show got, then that was enough to send a powerful statement.  

The sign said that we can beat hate, that we can love people fully and openly, and that hate will concede to love.

This is a powerful message today.

I appreciated the reminder of the truth that love is more powerful than hate.

Thank you Bad Bunny.  Gracias.