What Does Love Mean?

King Duncan gives these definitions from boys and girls on what love is. There was a group of boys and girls, ages 4-8 who were asked, “What does love mean?” Here are some of their answers:

· “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 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 when you tell a guy you like his shirt, and 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

· “Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Brad Pitt.” Chris - 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

· “There are two kinds of love, our love; God’s love. But God makes both kinds of them.” Jenny - age 8.

How would you define love? To whom would you share your definition? And how would you be willing to show your love to another?

Msgr. Mike