What is love… We can ponder over it for ages… but do we really need an answer? Love is a word which cannot be delineated by a definition… it is an emotion which needs to be felt in the esoteric corners of the subconscious. It frees the soul… and binds it at the same time! Love exhilarates, delights, tickles, beguiles, fulfills and enlivens the spirit. You begin to love yourself and the world around you… your existence is clouded by a miasma of euphoria. You see beauty in all creations around, in the chaste smile of a child, in the dew drops on blossoms, in the birds, trees, meadows, and the hills.
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 - 8 year-olds: "What does love mean?"
"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
"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."
Terri, age 4
"Love is when you go out to eat and you give somebody most of your french fries without making them give you any of theirs."
Chrissy, age 6
"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen."
Bobby, age 7
"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 7
Sometimes we should just listen to children banter… They talk so much more sense than any of us! God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts. It's our choice to listen or not. Open your heart… let it imbue with the magnificence of this ineffable emotion.
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