Eyes are known to be the windows to our soul.
Lips, then, are the servants of our consciousness. Our lips respond to happy thoughts by
smiling, they express our innermost emotions with words of love and hope, and are able to
convey what no words ever can, by kissing.
Why people kiss - A look
at kissing in general
If you were to refer to a dictionary (in this case,
the Chambers 20th Century Edition), it would describe kissing as "to caress or salute
with the lips". Dictionaries know nothing about kissing! It would be far better to
look to the great poets and romantics of our time. Shakespeare calls it a "seal of
our love" while the witty Coleridge describes kissing as "nectar breathing"