1
00:00:17,039 --> 00:00:21,388
I knew exactly what Love looks like...

2
00:00:21,388 --> 00:00:23,625
in seventh grade.

3
00:00:23,625 --> 00:00:28,858
Even though I hadn't met Love yet, 
if Love had wandered into my home room,

4
00:00:28,858 --> 00:00:35,676
I would have recognized him at first glance, 
Love... wore a... hemp necklace.

5
00:00:35,676 --> 00:00:40,274
I would have recognized her at first glance, 
Love wore a tight french braid.

6
00:00:40,274 --> 00:00:44,724
Love played acoustic guitar and 
knew all my favourite "Beatles" songs.

7
00:00:44,724 --> 00:00:47,304
Love wasn't afraid to ride the bus with me.

8
00:00:47,304 --> 00:00:48,509
And I knew...

9
00:00:48,509 --> 00:00:50,564
I just must've been searching the wrong classroom.

10
00:00:50,564 --> 00:00:55,017
Just must be checking the wrong hallway, 
she was there, I was sure of it.

11
00:00:55,017 --> 00:00:56,739
If only I could find him...

12
00:00:56,739 --> 00:00:59,171
But when Love finally showed up,

13
00:00:59,171 --> 00:01:00,648
she had a bowl cut,

14
00:01:00,648 --> 00:01:03,213
he wore the same clothes every day for a week.

15
00:01:03,213 --> 00:01:04,358
(Laugh)

16
00:01:04,358 --> 00:01:05,802
Love hated the bus.

17
00:01:05,802 --> 00:01:08,046
Love didn't know anything about "The Beatles",

18
00:01:08,046 --> 00:01:09,154
instead,

19
00:01:09,154 --> 00:01:10,854
every time I tried to kiss Love,

20
00:01:10,854 --> 00:01:13,496
our teeth got in the way!

21
00:01:13,496 --> 00:01:15,938
Love became the reason I lied to my parents:

22
00:01:15,938 --> 00:01:18,637
I'm going to... Ben's house.

23
00:01:18,637 --> 00:01:19,066
(Laugh)

24
00:01:19,066 --> 00:01:23,715
Love had terrible rhythm on the dancefloor, 
but made sure we never missed the slow song.

25
00:01:23,715 --> 00:01:27,692
Love waited by the phone, because she knew: 
if her father picked up, he would be:

26
00:01:27,692 --> 00:01:28,471
- Hello?

27
00:01:28,471 --> 00:01:29,583
- (Hard frightened breathing)

28
00:01:29,583 --> 00:01:30,431
- Hello?

29
00:01:30,431 --> 00:01:31,355
(Hard frightened breathing)

30
00:01:31,355 --> 00:01:32,425
- I guess they hung up.

31
00:01:32,425 --> 00:01:33,445
(Laugh)

32
00:01:33,445 --> 00:01:34,466
And Love grew,

33
00:01:34,466 --> 00:01:36,610
streched, like a trampoline.

34
00:01:36,610 --> 00:01:37,742
Love changed.

35
00:01:37,742 --> 00:01:43,205
Love disappeared. Slowly, like baby teeth, 
losing parts of me I thought I needed.

36
00:01:43,205 --> 00:01:48,275
Lova vanished like an amateur magician: 
everyone could see the trap door but me.

37
00:01:48,275 --> 00:01:52,330
Like a flat tire... There were other places 
I had planned on going,

38
00:01:52,330 --> 00:01:54,176
but my plans didn't matter.

39
00:01:54,176 --> 00:01:59,958
Love stayed away for years. 
And when Love finally reappeared, I barely recognized him.

40
00:01:59,958 --> 00:02:02,197
Love smelled different now, had darker eyes,

41
00:02:02,197 --> 00:02:05,421
a broader back. Love came with freckles I didn't recognize,

42
00:02:05,421 --> 00:02:07,235
new birthmarks, a softer voice.

43
00:02:07,235 --> 00:02:09,128
Now there were new sleeping patterns,

44
00:02:09,128 --> 00:02:09,935
new favourite books.

45
00:02:09,935 --> 00:02:12,874
Love had songs that reminded him of someone else,

46
00:02:12,874 --> 00:02:14,558
songs Love didn't like to listen to,

47
00:02:14,558 --> 00:02:16,682
so did I.

48
00:02:16,682 --> 00:02:19,750
But we found a park bench that fit us perfectly,

49
00:02:19,750 --> 00:02:21,311
we found jokes that make us laugh,

50
00:02:21,311 --> 00:02:24,310
and now Love makes me fresh 
homemade chocolate chips cookies,

51
00:02:24,310 --> 00:02:27,863
but Love will probably finish most of them 
for a midnight snack.

52
00:02:27,863 --> 00:02:32,373
Love looks great in lingerie but still likes to wear her retainer.

53
00:02:32,373 --> 00:02:35,505
Love is a terrible driver, but a great navigator.

54
00:02:35,505 --> 00:02:39,357
Love know where she's going, it just might take her 
two hours longer than she planned.

55
00:02:39,357 --> 00:02:40,942
Love is messier now,

56
00:02:40,942 --> 00:02:41,763
not as simple.

57
00:02:41,763 --> 00:02:44,501
Love uses the word "boobs" in front of my parents.

58
00:02:44,501 --> 00:02:45,407
(Laugh)

59
00:02:45,407 --> 00:02:46,710
Love chews too loud,

60
00:02:46,710 --> 00:02:48,204
Love leaves the cap off the toothpaste,

61
00:02:48,204 --> 00:02:50,385
Love uses smiley faces in her text messages,

62
00:02:50,385 --> 00:02:51,376
and turns out,

63
00:02:51,376 --> 00:02:53,011
Love shits.

64
00:02:53,011 --> 00:02:55,333
(Laugh)

65
00:02:55,333 --> 00:02:58,754
But Love also cries, and Love will tell you you're beautiful,

66
00:02:58,754 --> 00:02:59,750
and mean it,

67
00:02:59,750 --> 00:03:01,091
over and over again.

68
00:03:01,091 --> 00:03:02,125
"You are beautiful,"

69
00:03:02,125 --> 00:03:02,822
when you first wake up.

70
00:03:02,822 --> 00:03:03,688
"You are beautiful,"

71
00:03:03,688 --> 00:03:04,534
when you've just been crying.

72
00:03:04,534 --> 00:03:05,372
"You are beautiful,"

73
00:03:05,372 --> 00:03:06,074
when you don't want to hear it.

74
00:03:06,074 --> 00:03:06,876
"You are beautiful,"

75
00:03:06,876 --> 00:03:07,805
when you don't believe it.

76
00:03:07,805 --> 00:03:08,717
"You ARE beautiful,"

77
00:03:08,717 --> 00:03:10,304
when nobody else will tell you.

78
00:03:10,304 --> 00:03:11,155
"YOU are beautiful,"

79
00:03:11,155 --> 00:03:12,218
Love still thinks...


80
00:03:14,858 --> 00:03:16,381
you are beautiful.

81
00:03:16,381 --> 00:03:18,996
But Love is not perfect, and will sometimes forget,

82
00:03:18,996 --> 00:03:20,769
when you need to hear it most.

83
00:03:20,769 --> 00:03:22,001
You are beautiful,

84
00:03:22,001 --> 00:03:23,252
do not forget this.

85
00:03:23,252 --> 00:03:26,151
Love is not who you were expecting. 
Love is not what you can predict.

86
00:03:26,151 --> 00:03:32,353
Maybe Love is in New York city, already asleep, 
you are in California, Australia, wide awake,

87
00:03:32,353 --> 00:03:34,713
maybe Love is always in the wrong timezone.

88
00:03:34,713 --> 00:03:38,029
Maybe Love is not ready for you.
Maybe you are not ready for Love.

89
00:03:38,029 --> 00:03:40,687
Maybe Love just isn't a marrying type.

90
00:03:40,687 --> 00:03:43,696
Maybe the next time you see Love 
is twenty years after the divorce.

91
00:03:43,696 --> 00:03:47,026
Love looks older now, 
but just as beautiful as you remember.

92
00:03:47,026 --> 00:03:49,505
Maybe Love is only there for for a month,

93
00:03:49,505 --> 00:03:53,620
maybe Love is there for every firework, 
every Birthday party, every hospital visit...

94
00:03:53,620 --> 00:03:54,659
Maybe Love stays?

95
00:03:54,659 --> 00:03:56,761
Maybe Love can't.

96
00:03:56,761 --> 00:03:58,497
Maybe Love shouldn't.

97
00:03:58,497 --> 00:04:04,087
Love arrives exactly when Love is supposed to,
and Love leaves exactly when Love must.

98
00:04:04,087 --> 00:04:05,475
When Love arrives, say,

99
00:04:05,475 --> 00:04:08,616
"Welcome, make yourself comfortable".

100
00:04:08,616 --> 00:04:12,725
if Love leaves, ask her to leave the door open behind her,

101
00:04:12,725 --> 00:04:15,993
turn off the music, listen to the quiet,

102
00:04:15,993 --> 00:04:17,191
whisper,

103
00:04:17,191 --> 00:04:18,322
"Thank you

104
00:04:18,322 --> 00:04:19,885
for stopping by".

105
00:04:19,885 --> 00:04:31,100
(Applause)

106
00:04:31,100 --> 00:04:34,728
Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you.