Love is arguably the most overused, overrated and misunderstood word – and concept – in the whole known universe (and the unknown multiverse). Too many people have a vague, deluded and often unrealistic notion of what those (life-changing) four letters mean.
Even the folks who tout that God is love, seem to flounder on the morass of self as opposed to the more benign, persevering and altruistic dynamic that love is.
A group of professional people posed this question to a collection of 4 to 8 year-olds, "What does love mean?"
The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined.
Stand back and be amazed! And hopefully, when you get around to closing your slack jaw, you will take some of these nuggets and add them to your everyday living et relationships and watch you and everyone else benefit from this mix.
For, it is at that time that you are healing your world – and the world at large – making it a better place sans the prevalent I-rule and acrimony. After all, you only die once – but you can live every day by the contributions you make.
Apropos the subject matter; here are the responses the experts got from the unschooled:
"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 just 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 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."
(Wow!)
Bobby - age 7
"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,"
(We need a few million more Nikka’s on this planet.)
Nikka - age 6
"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it every day."
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 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
"My mommy loves me more than anybody.
You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night."
Clare - age 6
"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 Brad Pitt."
Chris - age 7
"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
"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you."
(What an image!)
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
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