What is love ?

A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-old, "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 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 just 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

"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday."
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

Proverbs

I am posting few proverbs which are worth remembering,

1. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link
2. A great talker is a great liar
3. A happy heart is better than a full purse
4. A problem shared is a problem halved
5. A proverb never lies, it is only its meaning which deceives
6. A short absence quickens love, a long absence kills it
7. A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner
8. Ask no questions and hear no lies
9. Better to aim high and miss, than to aim low and reach target!
10. Better to be envied than pitied
11. Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness
12. Cross the stream where it is shallowest
13. Do unto others as you would others do unto you
14. Doubt is the beginning not the end of wisdom
15. Every cloud has a silver lining
16. Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die
17. Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains
18. If anything can go wrong, it will
19. If a job is worth doing it is worth doing well
20. If life deals you lemons, make lemonade
21. If you can't be good, be careful
22. If you want a thing done well, do it yourself
23. Life is what you make it
24. Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.
25. Patience is a virtue
26. That which does not kill us makes us stronger
27. The darkest hour is just before the dawn
28. There's an exception to every rule
29. You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs
30. You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar

Currencies around the World

Currencies used across the world,

A CostaRican banknote for five colones. It shows Rafael Yglesia Castro, president of Costa Rica from 1894 to 1902 and a Guaria Morada orchid, Costa Rica's national flower. The current series of banknotes is being replaced throughout 2010.

A Canadian banknote for five dollars, depicting children playing ice hockey. The verse is from a Roch Carrier short story, and reads: "The winters of my childhood were long, long seasons. We lived in three places - the school, the church and the skating rink - but our real life was on the skating rink."

A colorful five dollar Australian note. In 1965, Australia adopted the name "royal" for its currency, but it was later dropped in favor of the dollar.

A note for one Egyptian pound. All Egyptian banknotes are bilingual.

A 100 dirham note from the UAE, showing the World Trade Center. A falcon watermark is placed on all UAE banknotes to help prevent fraud.

A five rupee note from Pakistan. The port depicted is Gwadar port, which opened in 2008.

A five ringgit note from Malaysia showing the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, the Petronas Twin Towers, and the Multimedia Super Corrido

A 20 rand note from South Africa. Each in this series of banknotes features a different animal from the "big five".

A colourful, floral 1000 note from French Polynesia, where the currency is the CPF franc.

A 500 baht note from Thailand. This is roughly equivalent to £10 of British money.

A Surinamese ten dollar note. The dollar replaced the Surinamese guilder in January 2004.

A one lempira note from Honduras. The lempira was introduced in 1931, and is named after a 16th century ruler

A New Zealand note for five dollars, depicting New Zealand's native hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin.

A Bahamian one dollar note, showing the Royal Bahamas police force band.

A one dinar note from Libya. The dinar replaced the pound in 1971.

An Indonesian note for 1000 rupiah. The word rupiah derives from the Indian rupee. This note shows traditional houses in the city of Palembang.

Indian 1000 Rupee note bearing the image of the father of the nation, Mohandas K. Gandhi in front and a combine harvester, an offshore oil derrick, a satellite, and a steel furnace, with a young girl working at a computer at the back.

Thanks for visiting my blog,
Asha