A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, What does love mean?", the answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:
"Love is that first feeling you feel before all the bad stuff gets in the way." - Charlie, age 5
"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love." - Rebecca, age 8
"When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth." - Billy, age 4
"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other." - Karl, age 5
"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs." -Chrissy, age 6
"Love is when someone hurts you. And you get so mad but you don't yell at them because you know it would hurt their feelings." - Samantha, age 6
"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired." - Terri, age 4
"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK." -Danny, age 7
"Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss." - Emily, age 8
"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen." - Bobby, age 5
"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate." - Nikka, age 6
"Love is hugging. Love is kissing. Love is saying no" - Patty, age 8
"When you tell someone something bad about yourself and you're scared they won't love you anymore. But then you get surprised because not only do they still love you, they love you even more." - Matthew, age 7
"There are two kinds of love. Our love. God's love. But God makes both kinds of them." - Jenny, age 4
"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday." - Noelle, age 7
"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well." - Tommy, age 6
"During my piano recital, I was on a stage and scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore." - Cindy, age 8
"My mommy loves me more than anybody. - Louie, age 5
"Love is when mommy gives daddy the best piece of chicken." - Elaine, age 5
"Love is when mommy sees daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford." - Chris, age 8
"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day." - Mary Ann, age 4
"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones." - Lauren, age 4
"I let my big sister pick on me because my Mom says she only picks on me because she loves me. So I pick on my baby sister because I love her." -Bethany, age 4
"Love cards like Valentine's cards say stuff on them that we'd like to say ourselves, but we wouldn't be caught dead saying." - Mike, age 8
"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you." - Karen, age 7
"You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget." - Jessica, age 8
"God could have said magic words to make the nails fall off the cross, but He didn't. That's love." - Max, age 5
Those were what they said. What about me? How do I define LOVE? I can look up Google and I'd definitely come up with a lot of matches. I guess someone's definition of Love may be true for one, but untrue for some.
Love is something universal, something generic yet one's experience makes it unique.
For me, Love is waking up each morning knowing that although I've taken her for granted, my mom would always love me with all that she has. It's knowing that I will always have my family to support me, back me up just in case things doesn't work out well for me. It's knowing that in this big-bad-world, I will always have them to go with me all the way.
Love is knowing that I've got my friends who are always ready to be with me just in case I need them. It's knowing that even without constant communication, there is this bond that sends out a signal just in case one is in need of the other. It's knowing that I can be comfortable with them without having to worry about them leaving me.
Love is waking up beside John, knowing that he loves me as much as I love him. It's knowing that although our qualities are not totally the same, we compliment each other and make do with what we have. He has seen me at my worst and accepted me as I am. Love is knowing that as long as I have him, although things may not always go my way or as I have planned it, it's okay. Love is knowing that he will always be with me to guide and support me. Si John? Iniisip ko pa lang sya, napapangiti na 'ko.
Love is knowing that God has given me what I deserved and will continously help me just as long as I work hand in hand with him. Love is patient and kind. Just like what He has been with me all through out these years. Always there, always patient, always kind.
But of course this is how I define love. As I would like to reiterate, it may be true for one, but untrue for some.
We're all capable of the feeling called LOVE, it's just up to us as to how we'll go about it.
So, what's your definition of Love?
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