The Truth About Love

If you want to know something important, ask a kid.

HOW DO TWO PEOPLE END UP FALLING IN LOVE?

Andrew, Age 6:  "One of the people has freckles and so he finds somebody else who has freckles too."

Mae, Age 9:  "No one is sure why it happens, but I heard it has something to do with how you smell....That's why perfume and deodorant are so popular."

Manuel, Age 8:  "I think you're suppose to get shot with an arrow or something, but the rest of it isn't suppose to be so painful."

WHAT IS FALLING IN LOVE LIKE?

John, Age 9:   Like an avalanche where you have to run for your life."

Glenn, Age 7:   "If falling in love is anything like learning to spell, I don't want to do it.   It takes too long."

HOW IMPORTANT IS BEAUTY IN LOVE?

Anita, Age 8:   "If you want to be loved by somebody who isn't already in your family, it doesn't hurt to be beautiful."

Brain, Age 7:   "It isn't always just how you look.  Look at me.  I'm handsome like anything and I haven't got anybody to marry me yet."

Christine, Age 9:   "Beauty is skin deep, but how rich you are can last a long time."

WHY DO LOVERS HOLD HANDS?

Gavin, Age 8:   "They want to make sure that their rings don't fall off because they paid good money for them."

John, Age 9:   "They are just practicing for when they might have to walk down the aisle someday and do the machimony thing."

WHAT'S YOUR PERSONAL OPINION ABOUT LOVE?

Jill, Age 6:   "I'm in favor if love as long as it doesn't['t happen when 'Dinosaurs' is on television."

Floyd, Age 9:   "Love is foolish... but I still might try it sometime."

Dave, Age 8:   "Love will find you, even if you are trying to hide from it.  I been trying to hide from it since I was five, but the girls keep finding me."

Regina, Age 10:   "I'm not rushing into being in love.  I'm finding the forth grade hard enough."

REFLECTIONS ON THE NATURE OF LOVE

Greg, Age 8:   "Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too."

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