Monday, November 1, 2010

What Kids Say About Love

Reading what kids have to say about love ALWAYS makes my day better:

ON WHAT FALLING IN LOVE IS LIKE
"Like an avalanche where you have to run for your life." (Roger, 9)

HOW TO MAKE LOVE ENDURE
"Spend most of your time loving instead of going to work." (Tom, 7)
CONFIDENTIAL OPINIONS ABOUT LOVE
"Love will find you, even if you are trying to hide from it. I have been trying to hide from it since I was five, but the girls keep finding me." (Bobby, 8)

ON THE ROLE OF GOOD LOOKS IN LOVE
"If you want to be loved by somebody who isn't already in your family, it doesn't hurt to be beautiful." (Jeanne, 8)


WHAT IS THE PROPER AGE TO GET MARRIED??
"Once I'm done with kindergarten, I'm going to find me a wife!" (Tom, 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 what makes you smile when you're tired."
Terri - age 4


"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen,"
Bobby - age 7

"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,"
Nikka - age 6

"There are two kinds of love. Our love. God's love. But God makes both kinds of them."
Jenny - age 8


"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 when mommy gives daddy the best piece of chicken."
Elaine -age 5



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 him what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, "Nothing, I just helped him cry."


I hope these made you smile, laugh, and if you're like me -- shed a few joyful tears!

Life is so INSANELY beautiful!

La medida del amor es amar sin medida.
(San Agustín)


The measure of love is to love without measure.
(St. Augustine)

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