So cute you'll die

[earthfiregirl]

My sister sent me this today:

A group of 4 to 8 year-olds were asked, "What does love mean?"

"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

Comments

[aerospcgrl]

You are not the only sap in the crowd. I have seen these before and they still make me tear up a little when I reread them.

The profundity of innocence really gets me sometimes. I think this is why I am constantly trying to nourish the child inside. I do not advocate being childish, but rather, childlike. If you cut out the crap and stress of paying rent/mortgage, doing the 9 to 5, and politicking... you get this-- real insight.

I love them all, but my favorite is the so called "winner". A child isn't daunted by emotions, he hasn't yet been conditioned enough know that he shouldn't show them.

[earthfiregirl]

My favorite was the "winner" too. I also loved the first one.

We begin life with incredible intution, connection to our bodies (we know when we are hungry, tired, etc.) and the ability to express emotion without immediately censoring ourselves. We lose these things bit by bit every day as we grow up. These are precious gifts, ones that many adult struggle their entire lives to find again. It is so hard to maintain a sense of innocence as an adult, or even as a child, in this world. I'm trying to keep that little girl inside alive, too.

Maybe your inner child and my inner child can go to the park and play sometime:)

[aerospcgrl]

You. Me. Teeter-totter... anytime. :D