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...
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"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 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
_____
"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." (Now THIS is love!)
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
_____
"Love
is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross."
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
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 neighbour 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 neighbour, the little boy said, "Nothing,
I just helped him cry."
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