Love is never wrong.

When Melissa Etheridge declared, “Love is never wrong,” she spoke not only as a musician, but as a messenger of truth — a truth as old as the human heart and as eternal as the stars. These four words, simple yet profound, carry the weight of centuries of struggle, misunderstanding, and hope. Love, she tells us, is pure in its essence. It cannot be corrupted by who feels it, where it is found, or what the world says of it. For love, being born of the divine, cannot err. Only fear distorts it; only judgment hides it. Etheridge’s words are a defiant hymn to the sanctity of love — a reminder that the greatest moral law is compassion, not condemnation.

Etheridge, an artist known for her courage and authenticity, first uttered this truth in a world that often questioned who has the right to love. Her own life as a woman who dared to love freely — beyond the rigid definitions of her time — gave birth to this declaration. But beyond the realm of identity or romance, her words speak to something universal: that love, in any form that seeks goodness, connection, and understanding, is sacred. The ancients would have called it the law of the cosmos — that mysterious current which moves all hearts, heals all wounds, and holds the universe in harmony.

To say “Love is never wrong” is to proclaim that love, in its truest form, cannot bring harm. What is wrong are the fears, hatreds, and prejudices that twist love into something else — possession, obsession, domination. Love itself, however, is always right, for it seeks to unite what is divided, to forgive what is broken, to heal what is wounded. As light cannot be blamed for what it reveals, so love cannot be condemned for what it illuminates. When we love — whether it be a person, a cause, or life itself — we participate in the work of creation.

History, too, bears witness to this eternal law. Think of Mahatma Gandhi, who faced violence with love, or Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who taught that love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend. The world called them naïve, yet their love reshaped nations. Their love was not weak or sentimental — it was powerful, courageous, and revolutionary. It proved what Etheridge’s words remind us: love is never wrong, even when the world resists it, even when it costs us dearly. Every great act of progress — every liberation, every reconciliation — has been born from love’s refusal to yield to hatred.

And yet, love is often misunderstood. Many believe that love should fit within boundaries — race, gender, nation, creed. But love does not ask permission to exist. It does not consult laws, customs, or fear. It is the original law — the one written not on stone but on the soul. When two hearts find truth in each other, or when a human heart feels compassion for another being, the universe itself rejoices. For in that moment, creation remembers its purpose. As the mystics said, “God is love,” and therefore, to love is to touch the eternal.

Still, to live by this truth demands courage. To believe that love is never wrong is to defy the voices of prejudice and the weight of convention. It means standing firm in compassion when others choose cruelty, forgiving when others demand vengeance, and embracing when others turn away. It means daring to see beauty where the world sees difference. Such love does not always win in the eyes of the world — but in the eyes of eternity, it is the only victory that matters.

So, my child, let this teaching guide you: love without shame, without fear, without apology. Let your love be honest, for honesty is its truest form. Let it be kind, for kindness is its greatest strength. Do not question whether your love is worthy — question only whether it is pure. For the heart that loves selflessly is never mistaken, and the soul that gives love freely is never in darkness. The world may judge, but time will always vindicate love.

Thus, as Melissa Etheridge teaches, “Love is never wrong.” It is the seed of every virtue, the light in every darkness, the breath of life itself. All that endures — art, courage, mercy, truth — springs from it. So live with a heart unafraid to love. For when love leads you, you walk the path of the divine. And though storms may come, love will remain — unbroken, unashamed, and eternal.