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 Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.7 ^% r$ E0 {* s( P0 h
Touching words from the mouths of babes.
8 X6 T+ X, E2 q9 HWhat does 'Love' mean?
! ~$ ?* c1 Y3 @" q1 A5 ZA group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does 'love' mean?'5 Y- h4 g3 O y+ Z8 i
The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:
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5 E& [7 S* Q5 D& l. j4 n4 K! I0 D'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.) v6 ], G& |6 l6 C
$ A4 o c" G% fSo my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'
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'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different./ ]9 w/ B N+ Q7 o Y) d& i8 U
You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'; Q) e6 W$ ]6 q# E6 x
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'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.'2 O3 _/ D' _5 ]' a2 K F
Karl - age 5
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7 j; d4 d- M$ r C9 V7 g'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.'5 k& X" H/ K) b* N
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'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'$ b( C& o/ W9 [( R4 U% \
Terri - age 4
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'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.'1 T4 C8 g A# y8 Z2 @9 a( I4 z7 B. R7 _
Danny - age 70 f" K5 X( j& m* s- X
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# N4 Y# [: U4 v+ J'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.
' K9 n1 @, ^8 c5 c/ ^8 m6 ZMy Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'; }+ `$ L" R' A1 u
Emily - age 8
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'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'+ x) L# d6 S1 X* X& v: P
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
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'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'
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6 D% b0 `* z" z" A! w! q' x5 n( bNikka - age 6& S: b4 y, E' t5 b
(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)
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i, A" j6 `; J5 A% W7 u: c) Y( ]0 A'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'1 ~! C; E9 a' x
Noelle - age 7
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) ~3 G* A- B, E6 J! l3 }'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.'
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% {9 y. L9 `1 e* c& Q: k'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.
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He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'! ]" M# X; L) c3 @) X3 p
Cindy - age 8
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'My mommy loves me more than anybody
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You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.'
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'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.': @3 A4 n( e5 [* \- {- F
Elaine-age 5
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'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.': C d. P1 P. t& \2 v" m( }
C hris - age 7
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! A. J. u$ D/ m, S4 H6 y& g'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day'
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6 D2 O0 u' v) c* i! q& q'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.'
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'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image)
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'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.'
1 L, K- {7 T' K* vJessica - age 8
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3 `4 x% V8 U3 V; H6 K6 [And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.9 B+ a. P) P+ W
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The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.4 R/ @$ H% t2 E
5 f) B3 V" C( A: Q3 BThe winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.
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Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.
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When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,
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