A Love Note

FROM KHALID ALI

© 2025

Spirit exists. Spirituality exists. And whether or not you believe it, love exists. This photo is an absolute representation of love: two souls melded together to create the expansion that the photographer’s open spirit was able to capture.

This picture was taken with no filters, no effects and no adaptations. The photo has not been altered or doctored in any way. When I look at this photo, I see auras. At the moment the pic was taken, I was on my way out of town, and I had waited to see the love of my life before I left. I need to see my wife—my soulmate—every day. I need to touch her face and get her kisses and smell her neck. The physical connection that we keep bears witness to the spiritual connection that surrounds us at all times and maintains us when we are unable to touch.

As I entered my 40s, I found myself on a spiritual journey. I now see a lot more of life for what it actually is. Every time I look at this photo of my soulmate and me, I am reminded that our love fills up spaces. It also reminds me that the world needs more of this: Love. Hugs, in particular. A warm embrace is not only felt by the two hugging, it makes witnesses want to hug someone. Give a hug, get a hug. Experience love. One hug at a time.