Let Love Have the Last Word by Common

Common is someone I respect a lot. I’ve liked some of his music but more than that, I’ve liked the person he portrays and the values he upholds. I enjoy learning from people like that, who have earned so much of my respect. I didn’t know what to expect from this book at first.

People may often overlook this part of being a hero and that is what Common spent some time explaining during this part of the book. It is important that as a hero we experience no sense of entitlement. As a hero, as someone who saves others, we are required to carry MORE.

Part of being a hero means that you have to carry the weight. You have to get back up when you fall.

I think that this part is so so huge. We need to know who we are, we need to acknowledge our current state and then pursue more. God’s light is in all of us, after all, He created us and as Common said, the important thing is to love.

“Three things will last forever — faith, hope, and love — and the greatest of these is love.” — 1 Corinthians 13:13

Acknowledge who you are and then with resolution, pursue your higher self. That ideal and perfect version of yourself, reflecting God’s light. You may fail over and over again, but you pursue anyway (relentlessly)…