Amore. That's Why.

I planned on buying the book Dune by Frank Herbert, but at Cole's it was not available and had to be ordered. So I did the next best thing and borrowed it from the library. It was out of circulation in all Toronto libraries and I finally got a copy yesterday.

So I started reading last night and I'm on the first few pages of it, actually page 11. Not much; yet, I already got introduced to the principal characters, Paul and Jessica.

Love between mother and son already stood out from the few pages I've read; Paul, defending and demanding from the Reverend Mother why she'd been making a serving wench out of her mother, and Jessica, worrying about the "tests" on son Paul.

Love or "amore" in Italian, is a universal emotion and an inescapable fact of life. The cliche, "love makes the world go round," is a law of the universe and existence.

That's why love is the favorite theme and raison d'etre of/for arts, paintings, novels, films, poetry, songs, articles, blogs, gossip, speeches, lectures, research, and millions of businesses (drug companies churning out sex drugs like Viagra, naughty stores and products, dating organizations, singles clubs, etc).

In Dune, it seems that Paul is the Kwisatz Haderach or the chosen one. I sense Jessica's apprehension and excitement at the prospect, yet I could not tell for I am just beginning to explore the novel.

I also sense impending success and happiness for both Paul and Jessica, because although a sci-fi, I feel that "truth," is the quest in Dune and always, truth brings fulfillment and happiness, even if there would be tragedies along the way.

Already, I admire Jessica's resilience and quiet elegance ; she was a pupil of the Reverend Mother and from the looks of it, she was able to withstand the "tests" herself and the rigid training in this Bene Gesserit, a school.

Fear and how to banish it from one's life also was also prominent in the first few pages.

The Kwisatz Haderach, or chosen one, whatever it is, and I will soon find out, must be a saviour.
The Reverend Mother stared at him. "He senses truth! Could he be the one? Could he truly be the one." And then again, "Perhaps you are the Kwisatz Haderach."

The "chosen one" always has a special mission or work and possesses strength of character and resoluteness in getting the work done.

If Paul is the "chosen one," I am sure that he'd do anything to accomplish the goal assigned to him - and I bet you, he has a capacity for great love; without it, the chosen one would give up easily and I don't think this is the case.

Love, that's why.