It's Friday night, and on stage, Marc Anthony is presenting himself to the audience gathered in a packed Palacio de los Deportes, with people holding their cell phones lit like fireflies, paying tribute to his talent. Small in stature, thin, and wearing dark glasses, he fills the stage and looms large with his songs, his music, and his performance, especially his most famous: "Vivir mi vida," whose lyrics, I'd never really listened to carefully before, represent an entire philosophy of life. "I'm going to laugh, I'm going to dance/ Vivir mi vida, la la la la," we sang along, standing up, our arms raised, moved by the magic of the rhythm.

It's been a long time since I've been to a concert of this magnitude. What a great experience. The energy of joy and enjoyment of the present moment was contagious, yet everything unfolded within a surprising order and respect. That enthusiasm gave way to a feeling of being connected to something that makes life worth living. How much we miss those moments, gosh! I thanked my friends for inviting me and Marc Anthony for his ability to generate such joy in people, as a way of pampering and healing the world.

Within this festive setting, my attention was caught by the couple of friends who were with us. They were dressed modernly, a couple in love, which wouldn't be unusual, except that they were both in their eighties and, with all the attitude of joy, they joined in the expression of collective energy and, in a way, became young again. I missed my husband and realized that, truly, love is what makes the world go round. "I'm going to live in the moment/ To understand the destination/ I'm going to listen in silence/ To find the path," we listened to Marc Anthony while we relaxed our bodies and affirmed the lyrics with our souls, convinced that there is good and hope in the world, despite what the world is suffering.

As we sang along, I remembered that when love arrives, it seems like we awaken what was dormant, latent within us. Age is forgotten, the sparkle in our eyes returns, and the desire to be and show our best takes over; just as a smile and the desire to dance salsa overwhelm us. What a gift!

That's why no other shared human experience makes us feel as fulfilled as when true love arrives. Joy, in the fullest sense of the word. "Live, keep going/ Always forward, don't look back/ That's it, my people!/ Life is one," I heard in the background as I thought this. Yes, life is one. Watching this couple immersed in the energy of the music, I realized that soul and body transcend physical pleasure, personalities, appearances, time, and distance.

Three essential elements for a full life that we should cultivate at any age are: love, joy, and music. The combination would result in us being healthier, stronger, and happier.

When someone comes into our lives and we feel they're the right person, our "other half," a mutual divining takes place. A new way of feeling and dreaming emerges, one that seems to have been reserved for our collective discovery. Identity, femininity, or masculinity, emerges like never before; it's something very strong and at the same time very fragile, seeking to merge with the other.

“I'm going to laugh, I'm going to dance/ Why cry, why suffer/ Start dreaming, start laughing.” Yes, the attitude and openness to learning more about love, even at eighty, without waiting for it to arrive or persist on its own, are what help us become genuinely more lovable people. And, ultimately, this is what makes us happier.