From my LJ: Forgot the date March 13, 2007

Saw this from a friend’s Multiply blog and it really touched me to the core. All of these are visible today and love is not something that when you do stuff for the one you love you actually tell them something like, “Hey, I did that because I love you”. Its something that is visible yet invisible at the same time. And these are innocent children who can “see” love in everything but to us adults, its like because of how busy we are trying to make money to save up for a nice life, we actually miss these little things and more often than not we take for granted the people that cares for us the most. And I know that there are people in my life that would, if they could, do anything for me. I know I’d do the same thing for them.Below is the article that I copied from Pattypoo and my own personal comments, if any, are in green.

What does Love mean? 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:
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“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
* I want to have this when S.O. and I grow old. But you know, I have this feeling that we will.
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“When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.” Billy - age 4
* This is so deep yet so simple. Its like you know you feel that way but only Billy here has actually put it into words that I think I myself wouldn’t think of.
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“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
* Haha funny and cute. But true.
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“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
* Yeah. I know I do this for S.O. Not that I actually am conscious of it every time I do it but I do recall some instances that I have. I’d do anything for that guy.
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“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.” Terri - age 4
* That’s my guy, alright.
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“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
* Every time I make something for S.O. I taste it first. Because for some reason its like I know how his taste buds work? Crazy, yeah. But its like I know how he wants his food to taste like.
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“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
* The gross part’s cute! Only from a kid. But yeah, even if you don’t have anything to say to each other. The mere presence of them is enough. Comfortable silences, they’re often called.
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“Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.” Bobby - age 7
* This is really wow. Never in a million years would I have given this kind of explanation. Wow.
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“If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,” Nikka - age 6
* We need a few million more Nikka’s on this planet. — I agree with Patty.
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“Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.” Noelle - age 7
* Haha this is so true.
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“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
* I’ve seen this kind of love. I want it when I’m a little old woman.
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“During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was 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
* This is so touching. I’m proud to be my daddy’s girl.
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“My mommy loves me more than anybody You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.” Clare - age 6
* Sooo true. There’s no one in the world who’ll love more than my mommy.
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“Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.” Elaine-age 5
* I’ve seen this in a movie. I think a friend of the girl told her that if a guy gives her the last piece of the chicken (let’s say they ordered a bucket or something) it means that he already loves her. This is true. I think its because you think of that other person more than your-self, I know other’s would disagree but sans those, love is really like that.
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“Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.” Chris - age 7
* After tearing up on the previous lines, this made me laugh.
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“Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.” Mary Ann - age 4
* Dogs are the best. Let me rephrase that, puppies are. Hihi coz they’re so cute!
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“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
* Haha sweet!
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“When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.” (what an image) Karen - age 7
* Hahaha! Yeah, I was trying to imagine how this would look like.
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“Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn’t think it’s gross.” Mark - age 6
* This is true!!! When I see S.O. on the toilet, I don’t think its gross anymore — it looks normal actually.. I mean, its like a normal everyday thing already. Must be love Hehe..
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“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
* Yup.. Sometimes when S.O. and I fight, I just stop and say I love you. Just to remind him, and me, that we shouldn’t fight anymore. Or to remind us something like “Why are we doing this?we love each other!!!”
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And the final one — Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child. The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman’s yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, “Nothing, I just helped him cry”
* I’m speechless.
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