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A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8
year-olds, '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 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 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 (This one is my favorite)
'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 (If she only knew.)
'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.' (This is too funny!)
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
And the finally.....
The winner was a four year old child whose next
door neighbor, an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.
Upon
seeing the man cry , the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed
onto his lap, and just sat
there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the
little boy said, 'Nothing, I just helped him cry.'
Children have a very unique perspective on things that we should embrace.
What does love mean to you?
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