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 Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.
+ g* y3 N) ^3 r: I2 W( m0 gTouching words from the mouths of babes." l( n5 {4 R$ D5 j& M
What does 'Love' mean?
8 R6 c& D& t* H' j+ d6 t/ k3 p+ {A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does 'love' mean?'- ]8 x; G% h* k7 b3 X$ o4 Q
The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:/ g3 D7 f: @: ]7 a9 |) R
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'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.
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% G7 k# I3 W& g, F8 NSo my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'
( l1 [8 S' B; [, u* Z1 TRebecca- age 8
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* @! [. Z5 q* t s' n+ V'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
9 W: p# E( V* r* A! G1 n$ yYou just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'
, s9 ^( V( ?6 I- i4 l5 O QBilly - age 4
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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.'& |! Q) H7 P$ o. l* X9 B
Karl - age 5
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8 W$ [) Y2 X- \8 o* O0 K. ?'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.': Z; {6 u0 g# _% r! S
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$ C4 ?, f2 l7 ]% y& q6 b1 c'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'5 G7 E2 T i) }, r1 g
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.'
0 v1 \. W+ x/ D: o* C" F/ pDanny - age 7
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+ ^0 E5 H* N* f2 |8 ?& f'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.# B" J L9 `6 {
My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'
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'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'$ r& o( d7 P4 ^7 ^
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)8 c+ z W: D- K4 x5 b, ^
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. o, f I4 O' D) a. f: G$ w' o& e'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'
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Nikka - age 6
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'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'
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' K5 ^* E/ ?% [; V' b! G4 U" Z1 z6 ['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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. G$ B/ n' i, ]9 P8 b: c' n'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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7 e" B% P' j7 v7 [He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'
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( v1 x* C. v* K8 _'My mommy loves me more than anybody) t! q) w7 v8 `! | F7 H. w
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You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.'
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& c" ~5 H6 |* I, c+ J2 N' c'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'
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) ]8 i* g. s5 O- r" t'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'
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$ G$ p1 h4 m- H'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day'8 z& [& c w5 N2 Y7 G! q
Mary Ann - age 4
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'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.': _. D/ q0 e! |. I: |
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. m! Y: `) c% E'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image)& h; z/ W- F" Q7 c
Karen - age 7
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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.'
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And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.& p9 d8 k3 s; ~' A2 L: K7 s
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The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child., X) H4 M0 n2 _5 C5 v0 E
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The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.$ T& ~) g1 @: X, I ?
& h6 A9 O1 @5 v' kUpon 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,7 P' @, g# ~5 M- ^9 y, u: S$ d" u2 W
'Nothing, I just helped him cry' |
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