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
>(We need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)
>_______________________________________________________
>
>"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 Brad Pitt."
>
>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."
>
>(What an image!)
>
>Karen - age 7
>_______________________________________________________
>
>"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 final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about
>a contest he was asked to judge.
>
>The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.
>
>The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was 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."
>
2007-03-27
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