What is Love for you and Do you believe in the other half?

[Mir]

Let me not to the marriage of true minds

   Admit impediments. Love is not love

Which alters when it alteration finds,

   Or bends with the remover to remove:

O no! it is an ever-fixed mark

   That looks on tempests and is never shaken;

It is the star to every wandering bark,

   Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken.

Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks

   Within his bending sickle's compass come:

Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,

   But bears it out even to the edge of doom.

If this be error and upon me proved,

   I never writ, nor no man ever loved.

(William Shakespeare)

[Jazzyclassy]

     JC

Actually it is a lot more expensive to travel to Russia as c/w Europe or from Europe to USA  
  
        

Little Mir it is not that expensive, yes I agree for Europe you do not need Visa yes, but  in general it is very cheap accommodation really and plus if you are living at your girlfriend's place it is absolutely for free for you , please do not exaggerate

like from UK to Russia it cost like 250$  he bought it beforehand like in 3 months plus visa 30$ or something
and for me to UK  12 700 rubles plus application form 900 rubles, visa 2900 rubles

so I do not think we can compare these things

[Jazzyclassy]

Let me not to the marriage of true minds..... oh da cool poem


I love this sonnet by Shakespeare

I learnt it at school by heart:) still remember it:P

[wiz]

Little Mir it is not that expensive, yes I agree for Europe you do not need Visa yes, but  in general it is very cheap accommodation really and plus if you are living at your girlfriend's place it is absolutely for free for you , please do not exaggerate

like from UK to Russia it cost like 250$  he bought it beforehand like in 3 months plus visa 30$ or something
and for me to UK  12 700 rubles plus application form 900 rubles, visa 2900 rubles

so I do not think we can compare these things

Jazzy

Travelling to Russia is more expensive than travelling to Europe and USA, for us here in UK.

A 7 day standard Visa to Russia costs: $30 invitation letter = 17 pounds  + 45 Postal visa together with posting etc. Total £ 70 . Now if you choose same day Visa costs is £110.

Average prices for flights to Moscow on Aeroflot are around 400 Euro (depending the time of booking) nearly £280

A Moscow hotel room is over 200 dollars a night (if you can find one and more likely around $300 dollars. )

Provincial hotels of course are cheaper but none below $100 a night if you want to stay to a decent place.

Yes for me was cheaper staying with Sofia but my flight cost was higher plus other transport expenses and the Grand total becomes very expensive.

Last Christmas I flew to Los Angeles for 20 days and the ticket cost me £390 return Of course I stayed with my son otherwise I would have to pay $100 dollars a night hotel.....

Sorry your country in not cheap for tourists and not many girls will invite you to stay with them untill you know them first!

[Jazzyclassy]

      Sorry your country in not cheap for tourists and not many girls will invite you to stay with them untill you know them first!   

Oh that is for sure never even count on staying at girl's house

   A 7 day standard Visa to Russia costs: $30 invitation letter = 17 pounds  + 45 Postal visa together with posting etc. Total £ 70 . Now if you choose same day Visa costs is £110.

Average prices for flights to Moscow on Aeroflot are around 400 Euro (depending the time of booking) nearly £280

A Moscow hotel room is over 200 dollars a night (if you can find one and more likely around $300 dollars. )

Provincial hotels of course are cheaper but none below $100 a night if you want to stay to a decent place.

Yes for me was cheaper staying with Sofia but my flight cost was higher plus other transport expenses and the Grand total becomes very expensive.

Last Christmas I flew to Los Angeles for 20 days and the ticket cost me £390 return Of course I stayed with my son otherwise I would have to pay $100 dollars a night hotel.....
     

well maybe in some way it is expensive but again food is almost for free there are a lot of cheap hotels without diamond toilets and I found them myself

yeah maybe to some Far away Russian distance like  Ufa and Siberia it is expensive though I doubt it , Moscow and Saint Petersburg are far more expensive...

well for me if I was a  Uk man it would be so so so cheap to travel around the world for sure:P:P:P
for Wiz who is living in the Uk that is expensive so  it is up to each individuals

that is life folks:P

[wiz]

for Whiz who is living in the UK that is expensive so  it is up to each individuals

that is life folks:P

Dear Jazzy

Not everybody in the west is a millionair.........and I am only a poor pensioner so I always look for cheap deals.!:)

Ufa was much cheaper than Moscow.........but what a boring place andas about Sterlitamak... you had my description! A chemically infected dump!

[Jazzyclassy]

       Not everybody in the west is a millionair.........and I am only a poor pensioner so I always look for cheap deals.!:)

     

sure Wiz it is ok am a poor student

well at least you 've travelled so that is a great opportunity which you should not ever regret:)

Oy I spoiled my topic with crazy money and finance


and that was Chelchov who brought that comment here:P

he must be calculating everything
so is it possible for him to calculate love then:P


Gathering information about Love  is  continuing please:)

It is interesting:)

[Zmejka]

Zmejka, is love a beautiful feeling for you? Does it make you happy?

Sure it is, it makes me feel content and complete

[viking]

I can well imagine. But it did not come easily to the Spaniards as well (at least the guitar part), as I learned just last week attending a concert of guitarra flamenca. The performer, Juan Lorenzo (who studied in Sevilla with Paco de Lucìa), introduced all the pieces he played with a short explanation, and told us that guitar accompaniment for flamenco only made its appearance in the 1930s: before that, flamenco was only dance and song and, before that, song only ("cante hondo", i.e. "deep song").

 

Sandro

Funny you should mention Flamenco. I am now studying it and taking guitar lessons. Flamenco is full of passion and energy. I fell in love with the works of Andre Segovia, who is considered the father of the classical guitar. It was he who elevated the guitar to its prominence in the music world. And yes, you are correct that the early 1920's was when the guitar became a force in music and eventually made its way to the world of Flamenco.

""As Segovia traveled the world, he and the guitar became more and more popular. Composers such as Heitor Villa-Lobos began to compose original pieces specifically for the guitar. With their dark and melancholy mixture of dissonance and cello-like phrasing, Villa-Lobos' compositions in particular, seemed to fit the guitar perfectly. Segovia had also begun to transpose the masterpieces for the guitar. In fact his transcription of Bach's Chaconne, has become one of the most famous and difficult pieces to master. His transcription makes the Chaconne seem as if Bach originally intended it to be played on the guitar instead of the violin. ""

[SANDRO43]

Sandro, Funny you should mention Flamenco. I am now studying it and taking guitar lessons. Flamenco is full of passion and energy. I fell in love with the works of Andre Segovia, who is considered the father of the classical guitar.

Well, Andrés seemed rather at odds with your intended studies, since he

claimed that he "rescued the guitar from the hands of flamenco Gypsies,"

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrés_Segovia)
I had the good fortune of seeing him play live (in 1978, IIRC, when he was already 85), and it was a memorable performance. If you follow in his footsteps, you may reap unexpected benefits : I think he fathered his last child when he was 80 .

[TexasBoar]

I know it seems frivolous... but...

Gack!!!!

Where are their clothes? Not to mention their naughty bits?

Treacly, Kuna. Treacly.  I remember those from when I was a kid . . . blech.

~Boar

[Chelchov]

I sometimes do ask lots of dumb questions such as my previous post that would get some of you riled up because it's so obvious...

Just fulfilling what I said in my last post about what I think about love. 

I don't believe in "soulmates" at all.  I think it's just a delusional fantasy that cover up the reality of life.  How come that I have seen some couple saying that they believe that they are "soulmates" at the beginning of their relationship, then they break up or divorce later in life?  Two souls are not together forever in the infinite time!  They are just together for a period of time.  They are just together for a reason/purpose of life.  Each soul is individual and is pursuing its own path.     

Some people think "love" as trying to avoid the reality of life then resorting to their childhood where they loved being pampered and nurtured.  Some people think "love" as tool to manipulate others.  Some think love as meeting their own unfulfilled needs.  Some think love as needing a companion to cover up their loneliness.  Those psychologically damaged people view love as cover up their own problems and tend to repeat the same old pattern past in life.   

We go into relationships mostly because of our biological instincts that urge us to reproduce.             

Sex is just for pleasure, no matter how people writing endless poems and literatures about this subject.  I don't believe that "soul" goes through that route.  It's just giving some psychological boost, and can sometimes put you in the fantasy mode that's away from the reality of life.     

Of course, I'm not a romantic.  I would rather to be more objective.   

I think that the bottom line is that it begins with individual and how strong he/she is being true to him/herselves.  It depends on how much individual really love him/herselves for being who he/she is.  I think each person should be whole before going into loving relationship/marriage.   

In any close relationships, I think each person need some time to be alone or sepearated before coming back to be together to keep things in perspective and possibly having the feeling of wanting to be together again to keep true love/marriage going.  It's just one thing to spice up relationships.     

 

[LEGAL]

 
We go into relationships mostly because of our biological instincts that urge us to reproduce.             

I think it is biological instincts of animals.

Love is natural need of person's soul and mind in total.

When woman decides to have a child even with out man in her future family it is her natural need to give love and caring. When loving man and woman decide to have a child   realizing their decision this child will be "product" of their love.

Some people confuse a love with  a sexual inclination and passion for the ownership, they confuse a love with the possession.

A child who will be born just from the  sexual inclination and possession will be a  child who is deprived of love.

Love is state of right mind and soul of person when this person realizes whole his/her responsibility for life and every feelings every joy, pain, sorrow, doubt and problem of loved person. A person who is in true love doesn't overlook problems of loved person and doesn't put honey on the doubts and shortcomings or defects of thinking of loved person. A person who is in true love just helps loved person to overcome the difficulties.


The passion or possession very often turns into rage,  hatred and detestation hurting and giving the suffering to person-object of the  longing and possessed person  but the true love doesn't.

Olga.

[Jazzyclassy]

I think it is biological instincts of animals.

Love is natural need of person's soul and mind in total.

When woman decides to have a child ..............it is her natural need to give love and caring. When loving man and woman decide to have a child   realizing their decision this child will be "product" of their love.

Some people confuse a love with  a sexual inclination and passion for the ownership, they confuse a love with the possession.

A child who will be born just from the  sexual inclination and possession will be a  child who is deprived of love.

Love is state of right mind and soul of person when this person realizes whole his/her responsibility for life and every feelings every joy, pain, sorrow, doubt and problem of loved person. A person who is in true love doesn't overlook problems of loved person and doesn't put honey on the doubts and shortcomings or defects of thinking of loved person.

A person who is in true love just helps loved person to overcome the difficulties.

The passion or possession very often turns into rage,  hatred and detestation hurting and giving the suffering to person-object of the  longing and possessed person  but the true love doesn't.

Olga.

it is a wonderful explanation of Love , thank you , Olga:)

      Sex is just for pleasure, no matter how people writing endless poems and literatures about this subject.  I don't believe that "soul" goes through that route.  It's just giving some psychological boost, and can sometimes put you in the fantasy mode that's away from the reality of life.     
         

Yeah that's for you ,  that is your personal opinion and  very corrupted superficial way of thinking and no matter if you are not romantic ,that tells a lot about your personality , what is important for you and what you will do in your relations, that you are actually not capable for real love and you probably do not believe in love itself. Your beliefs are Sex 

    I think each person should be whole before going into loving relationship/marriage.   

       

in this case I agree absolutely  you can not  truly love another person if you got personal inside problems.

      Those psychologically damaged people view love as cover up their own problems and tend to repeat the same old pattern past in life.   

       

they might do  but again it is so easy to judge when you are talking about love as a subject of conversation , but when it strikes you personally  you might tell and do such things which you never even thought you would do........ or maybe there are people who are not capable to be truly in love and to actually experience this feeling......

[Chelchov]

Thank you, Olga for explaining it much better.  Up 'til now, I'm pretty rusty with communicating in the right way, and I'm going to get better at expressing myself.  Sometimes, I say it in English better and other times, in Russian better...   

Up until now, I realized that I have made all of this more complicated than necessary.  I realized that I made a post from a wrong kind of thought and belief.   I was typing from view point of observer  based on the American society and American women.  I realized that I had a wrong idea about sex, and it was based on how I had to deal with local women using sex as a tool of manipulation for their own personal gain.  It may have some influence on my thought.  That's my problem.  Thank you, Jazzyclassy.  I appreciate it. 

Sex should be mutual feeling of wanting each other to be happy.  It's not one way.  However, I don't really like being a player.  It's fake and nothing.           

I think that true love is loving other person for who he/she is... let other person being who they are, helping and supporting other person by maximizing other's true self to its fullest extent.  I think the bottom line that both people should have high self esteem and loving themselves before giving love to each other.  That's what I was trying to say about the person being whole before going into relationships.       

 I think it's best to be silent until I actually experience true love.  So, I would come back to explain much better about true love.  Obviously, I never have had experienced any true love.       

 

[MaxxumUSA]

What is Love for you? Is it a combination of  a great soul mate feeling , friendship, you know that you can talk with this person about everything and there will never be enough of talking or it is very strong sexual connection so called chemistry as how you all call it. Is it a combination of both things? I know already the answer to this question for myself; it is just interesting to know the other’s people thoughts

Is it possible to find the person with whom you will have both wonderful friendship and great sexual connection?
 
Or is that we always choose between this or that, lie to ourselves that with time the situation will improve, if we have for example one friendship or only sexual connection….

Maybe one should not marry till he understands that it is both feelings or is it stupid to sit and wait for entire life for someone who probably will never occur in your life and take the other opportunities?
And do you think that there is your other half in this world; do you believe in this term?

Thank you guys I look forward for your comments:)

This Zar is also thinking about my topic.......
 

In response to your original post, Jazzy.

First...  This is a VERY important topic for me.  I strongly believed since I was about 8 years old that there is some woman some place in the world that is my soul mate.  My other half.

I seriously believe I have found her...  but I want to explain what goes behind that.

First...  friendship.  This is extremely important for me to feel that soul mate connection.  We talk about many things daily and we are good friends.  We joke with each other about life.  We are also there to listen and support each other through good and bad times.  Although it is new for us, this is already the best relationship I have ever had.

Next...  Physical attraction.  It is great that I found a woman who is so beautiful.  However that was not necessary when I was seeking my soul mate.  I was just wanting an attractive partner.  But damn...  This woman turns me on!  I mean...  I get used to seeing that face on the web cam...  but if she changes her hair a bit or wears a new top, I go nutz to want to be with her.

And..  SEX.  Yes!  Sexual compatibility is very important.  Turns out we want the same frequency, and we have the same likes and spirit when it comes to sex.  I very much feel deeply connected with my woman knowing these things.  We both think each other are the best we have ever had or will ever have.  This was after our first time together.  We looked at each other and said "wow".  Not that I am a stud or anything like that...  I believe it is because she is my other half, my soul mate.  She tells me the same thing.

We had discussions about our physical intimacy beliefs BEFORE I even bought my airplane tickets, which was 5 days after we started live chat on Skype by the way.  We did not get into details...  but we both agree that we envisioned maintaining a good physical connection in a relationship.  This does not only apply to sex but also to hand holding, sitting close to each other while we do things.  Stuff like that.  Speaking of this, when I am with her at times I think to myself that I should hold her hand.  I look down and my hand was already holding hers.  It just came so natural.

Another thing is that when I look at her and her photos I just feel this feeling that we should be together sharing our lives.  Again...  she feels the same thing.  This is precious to me.

There are other things but these are the ones that come to mind presently.

[wiz]

In response to your original post, Jazzy.

First...  This is a VERY important topic for me.  I strongly believed since I was about 8 years old that there is some woman some place in the world that is my soul mate.  My other half.

I seriously believe I have found her...  but I want to explain what goes behind that.

First...  friendship.  This is extremely important for me to feel that soul mate connection.  We talk about many things daily and we are good friends.  We joke with each other about life.  We are also there to listen and support each other through good and bad times.  Although it is new for us, this is already the best relationship I have ever had.

Next...  Physical attraction.  It is great that I found a woman who is so beautiful.  However that was not necessary when I was seeking my soul mate.  I was just wanting an attractive partner.  But damn...  This woman turns me on!  I mean...  I get used to seeing that face on the web cam...  but if she changes her hair a bit or wears a new top, I go nutz to want to be with her.

And..  SEX.  Yes!  Sexual compatibility is very important.  Turns out we want the same frequency, and we have the same likes and spirit when it comes to sex.  I very much feel deeply connected with my woman knowing these things.  We both think each other are the best we have ever had or will ever have.  This was after our first time together.  We looked at each other and said "wow".  Not that I am a stud or anything like that...  I believe it is because she is my other half, my soul mate.  She tells me the same thing.

We had discussions about our physical intimacy beliefs BEFORE I even bought my airplane tickets, which was 5 days after we started live chat on Skype by the way.  We did not get into details...  but we both agree that we envisioned maintaining a good physical connection in a relationship.  This does not only apply to sex but also to hand holding, sitting close to each other while we do things.  Stuff like that.  Speaking of this, when I am with her at times I think to myself that I should hold her hand.  I look down and my hand was already holding hers.  It just came so natural.

Another thing is that when I look at her and her photos I just feel this feeling that we should be together sharing our lives.  Again...  she feels the same thing.  This is precious to me.

There are other things but these are the ones that come to mind presently.

In a nutshell you describe the necessary ingredience for a good loving relationship but I would suggest you wait tilll you start living together like a husband and wife.

Things may change and I wish you not to but life is not a garden of flowers and living with a Russian woman, as many people will tell you, is not an easy task.

"Groove" said that he had patience, Ocean and rivers of patience and still fell short...... and that was my own experience too, where finally I had to give up my efforts.

Wish you a good luck anyway.

[MaxxumUSA]

In a nutshell you describe the necessary ingredience for a good loving relationship but I would suggest you wait tilll you start living together like a husband and wife.

Things may change and I wish you not to but life is not a garden of flowers and living with a Russian woman, as many people will tell you, is not an easy task.

"Groove" said that he had patience, Ocean and rivers of patience and still fell short...... and that was my own experience too, where finally I had to give up my efforts.

Wish you a good luck anyway.

Thank you.  I accept your wish of luck.  We will need at least a little bit as fast as we are moving.  We will be living together for three weeks in April.  I will write a trip report quite possibly during but for sure after the trip.

Soon after I hope she will be in the states with me.

I honestly think we are soul mates and we have little to worry about as far as being happy and getting along.    This is why I posted to this thread... because jazzy asked if we believe in the other half.  I do believe in soul mates...  and now I think (and hope) I have found mine.

Having said all this about soulmates...  I also believe a person can have either one or possibly more partners that would be suitable as a soulmate.  For me, I hope my Elena is really the only one for me.

Just look how comfortable and happy we are together!  All three pictures taken just the second day I visited her in person.  Of course we talked for at least one hour a day for a month before my visit on phone and webcams.  By the time I met her mother - on day 4 - her mom mentioned something to the effect of "She knows from seeing us together" I am the one that her daughter was waiting for.  That was pretty cool.

[WmGO]

Jazzy, great questions.

This is going to be my short version: I think love is *both* a feeling and emotion and also the actions that prove the feelings that are deep inside. In otherwords, true love is a combination of the two - feelings and action.

Also, there are three types of love: eros (romantic love), agape (sacraficial charitable love) and philios (brotherly love).

In Scripture God defines love in terms of ACTION. For example, John 3:16 - For God so loved the world that he *GAVE* his only begotten Son..."   Also, in I Corinthians 13 God provides a long list of things that *are* love: love is patient, kind, not prideful, is not crude, is longsuffering, does not seek that which is evil, bears burdens of others, and so on. This is agape love. Also, when the lawyer asked what he thought was a trick question to Christ as to what was the most important commandment of the Law, He answered that it was to LOVE the Lord God with all your heart, soul and mind and to LOVE thy neighbor as thyself. What does that mean? Jesus explained that if we love God we will *obey* (action)  his commandments  and with respect to the the neighbor relations he told the Parable of the Good Samaritan (action) (and gave a very broad definition of neighbor as being anyone whose path you cross that has a need).

So, in my opinion the kind of love Jazzy inquired about is a combination of both eros and agape love. I do not think that true love can exist between a man and a woman unless *both* types of love are simultaneously existant - feelings *and* action.

Soulmates? Yes they exist. I think thet there are many people who can be one person's possible soulmate. I do not think that the word means just one and only one person on the planet. But I do think that modern (post modern?) society makes it very difficult for men and women to find that special someone. The human mind and heart in the present Age has been too filled up and polluted with desires and expectations that are either unreasonable  or just an ethereal pipe dream, not to mention the fact that the human heart is inherently selfish and self seeking.

Jazzy also asked a great question: what to do - compromise on one (feelings or action (friendship)). It is probably a mistake to do so, although the agape action love will probably last longer than the erotic passion love in the event one chooses to "compromise".

[Zadan]

Love is that thing which can't quite be defined, however, there seems to be a point where your feelings for someone cannot be described in any other way except to say that you're in love.

I've often liked the definition from Heinlien:

"When the happiness of another person becomes as essential to yourself as your own, then the state of love exists."

There's something else though that I don't think I've ever seen mentioned elsewhere...perhaps it's particular to me, but  when I feel I'm in love with someone, my mind is closed to other women.  It's hard to describe but they become about as romantically interesting as a bunch of manikin's.  It's liberating.

[Mir]

...perhaps it's particular to me, but  when I feel I'm in love with someone, my mind is closed to other women.

And how often does that happen? Say in a year

[Zadan]

And how often does that happen? Say in a year

Hard to say, it's not like I keep a running count but it's nice to be care-free in that way.

[wiz]

DICTIONARY FOR WOMEN'S PERSONAL ADS

         40-ish                                       -       49
         Adventurous                              -       Slept with everyone
         Athletic                                     -       No tits
         Average looking                         -       Ugly
         Beautiful                                    -       Pathological liar
         Contagious Smile                       -       Does a lot of pills
         Emotionally secure                    -       On medication
         Feminist                                    -       Fat
         Free spirit                                  -       Junkie
         Friendship first                           -       Former very *friendly* person
         Fun                                           -       Annoying
         New Age                                   -       Body hair in the wrong places
         Open-minded                             -       Desperate
         Outgoing                                   -       Loud and Embarrassing
         Passionate                                -       Sloppy drunk
         Professional                              -       Bitch
         Voluptuous                                -       Very Fat
         Large frame                               -       Hugely Fat
         Wants Soul mate                       -       Stalker

WOMEN'S ENGLISH

         1. Yes                                                         =       No
         2. No                                                          =       Yes
         3. Maybe                                                     =       No
         4. We need                                                 =       I want
         5. I am sorry                                                =       you'll be sorry
         6. We need to talk                                       =       you're in trouble
         7. Sure, go ahead                                        =       you better not
         8. Do what you want                                     =       you will pay for this later
         9. I am not upset                                          =       of course I am upset, you moron!
       10. You're very attentive tonight                       =       is sex all you ever think about?

MEN'S ENGLISH


         1. I am hungry                                                   =       I am hungry
         2. I am sleepy                                                    =       I am sleepy
         3. I am tired                                                       =       I am tired
         4. Nice dress                                                     =       Nice cleavage!
         5. I love you                                                       =       let's have sex now
         6. I am bored                                                     =       Do you want to have sex?
         7. May I have this dance?                                   =       I'd like to have sex with you
         8. Can I call you sometime?                                =       I'd like to have sex with you
         9. Do you want to go to a movie?                         =       I'd like to have sex with you
         10. Can I take you out to dinner?                         =       I'd like to have sex with you
         11. Those shoes don't go with that outfit               =       I'm gay

And finally.....

A recent scientific study found that women find different male faces attractive depending on where they are in their menstrual cycle.

For example, when a woman is ovulating she will prefer a man with rugged, masculine features.

However when she is menstruating, she prefers a man doused in petrol and set on fire, with scissors stuck in his eye and a cricket stump shoved up his backside.

[Bluebell]

What is love?

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:

"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 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 .."
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)

"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 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 Robert Redford."
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."
Karen - age 7

"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross."
Mark - age 6

"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

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

[Gator]

How can someone quote the Bible and then say, "the human heart is inherently selfish and self seeking"?