When daddy share this story with mummy, she found it so sweet. The innocence and the audacity of the plan highlights what a group of children has that most adult do not have.
The story has it that a pair of 5 and 6 years old want to elope to Africa (they were from Germany) to get married under the sun. All they took are sunglasses and some food. The interesting thing is they even took their little sister to be their witness.
You cannnot probably say that they love each other, they probably do not know much about it, then again how many of us can say we truly know the meaning of love?:) But, you got to give credit for the planning (I mean even brought a witness along!), and the willingness to forsakes the comfort of their own home!
The sad thing is after you grow up, love and the softer (usually sweeter things) things in life take a backseat and they are replaced by a relentless pursuit of things.
Yes, just things. We all clamour for a better job, better pay, much more bonuses so that we can buy more things! If you have a house, then it is to buy a bigger house, a bigger TV, a better Stereo sets...The marketing folks at all the major MNC created so many excuses to "persuade" you that those things are for you!
Relationship has to start later, wedding is expensive and child raising is a liability! Relationship is the thing that differs us and set us apart from just animals, but as society evolves, seems to be the least that people are thinking about.
This is the perfect story for this season as people are giving and talking about love and stuff, nothing is sweeter than a pair of children showing the world what they would risk to be together.
They might get together some time in the future but for now, they might have to live like the rest of us and hopefully they would not lose the courage to love as they grow older...
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