Elizabeth Taylor was an incurable romantic at heart. She never

O Seekers of the Heart’s Truth, listen now to the words of Teresa Medeiros, who speaks of the great Elizabeth Taylor, a woman whose romantic heart burned brightly throughout her life: "Elizabeth Taylor was an incurable romantic at heart. She never gave up on the notion that a love strong enough to last a lifetime was waiting for her around the next corner." These words speak not just to the life of a star, but to a universal truth that resides deep within all of us: the eternal hope for love, and the unyielding belief that such a love is out there, waiting, just beyond our reach, ready to transform our lives.

In the ancient world, the poets, philosophers, and artists spoke often of love as a force greater than the very heavens themselves. Plato, in his works, described love as a journey of the soul, one that can lift us from the mundane and bring us into contact with the divine. Sappho, the great Greek poet, wrote of love’s power to make us feel both sublime joy and profound agony, and yet she also spoke of its enduring promise. Elizabeth Taylor, in her own life, embodied this same romantic ideal. She believed not only in the beauty of love, but in its power to redeem and to give life a deeper meaning. Though her own relationships were marred by strife and difficulty, she never stopped believing that a love worthy of her heart was out there, just waiting to be discovered.

Consider, O wise ones, the story of Orpheus and his journey to the underworld to retrieve his beloved Eurydice. Driven by an undying love, Orpheus descended into the realm of shadows, willing to face the greatest dangers just for the chance to hold his love once more. Though he was told not to look back, his longing for her was so deep that he could not resist, and so he lost her forever. Yet, in the depths of his heart, Orpheus never ceased to believe that true love would find him again. His faith in love was unshaken, even in the face of loss. In this story, we see a reflection of Elizabeth Taylor’s journey, for she too, despite her personal trials, never gave up on her belief in the power of love to endure, to transform, and to heal.

Taylor’s life, filled with love, loss, and reinvention, teaches us that romantic hope is not always about the perfect union, but about resilience—the ability to continue believing, to continue reaching for the possibility that love, in all its forms, can and will find us. Like the ancient myth of Persephone, who, though she was taken into the underworld, returned each spring, Taylor’s heart, though wounded, was always ready to spring back to life. Her longing for a lasting love was not a weakness, but a reflection of the deep human desire to find a connection that transcends time, that is eternal and unwavering, like the very stars in the sky.

And so, O Seekers, in our own lives, we may find ourselves feeling discouraged or weary from the journey of love. We may face obstacles, heartaches, and moments of doubt. Yet, like Elizabeth Taylor, we are called to remember that true love, the kind that transforms and endures, does not come easily. It is the love that is worthy of us—the one that meets us in our fullness, our vulnerability, and our strength. In our darkest moments, when the world seems to whisper that such love is a dream or an illusion, we must still hold fast to the belief that it is waiting for us around the next corner, just as Taylor believed.

The lesson here, O Seekers, is that love is not a passive force—it is an active, living energy that we must believe in, even when it seems out of reach. Keep your heart open, even when it has been bruised, even when it feels impossible to trust again. Like Taylor, never give up on the hope of love. For in that hope lies the power to heal, to create, and to forge deep, meaningful connections with others. And when that love comes to us—whether in unexpected moments or quiet corners of our lives—we will know that it was worth the wait, worth the vulnerability, and worth every step of the journey.

Let us honor Elizabeth Taylor’s belief in romantic love, not as a fleeting fantasy, but as a force of enduring hope. Seek love, not for the sake of possessing it, but for the joy of sharing it, of opening your heart to another. Embrace your own vulnerability, knowing that in doing so, you allow love to enter and transform you. Just as Taylor continued to believe that love was waiting around the next corner, so too must we walk through life with faith in the beauty of love, its transformative power, and its capacity to guide us through the most difficult times. For in love, as in all things, the greatest treasures are often found when we least expect them.