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 Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.( \$ G1 H7 k" y
Touching words from the mouths of babes.
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* g& D, ^ D8 _- i# ?5 xA group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does 'love' mean?'
) L# |$ o. E3 a9 aThe answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:
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\$ R+ X2 w* g0 W# z'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.
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So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'% @7 K5 s5 Q, w/ g# z7 S
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'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.% y* G4 @7 S7 P9 o
You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'1 F( |+ B, B- U# W! s/ J
Billy - age 41 O8 z2 d3 Q( E( ~. g: _# q+ T
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; u4 L% `+ L) {3 ?0 c'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.'5 C" F' @" l9 G3 N
Karl - age 5
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6 n: C' b$ N$ X; S$ a'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.'
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'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'0 I% g: _, @( n
Terri - age 4
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) w* N2 E) @" r8 w$ x( Y'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.'
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9 f) e5 h O O+ p0 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.
1 ~: h6 G6 n2 T; h8 d1 B6 wMy 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.': l5 ~+ D5 r9 d
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)4 c9 ^/ y" _, h- I0 s, Y
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! j2 S% ~5 |& O$ k* d3 P% J'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'' r9 P; R3 g5 l, W0 E; l& M1 [+ u) p
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Nikka - age 6
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) i2 w X/ @8 ]8 m$ i `'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'
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- D9 \: O+ a5 I- C: z'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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, d2 ~4 b' r6 e& K0 K* c/ `'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.'
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! z( F% @6 d$ V' Q6 n' x- i'My mommy loves me more than anybody
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C lare - age 6
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: i1 i. u& C4 _7 R'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'
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'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'
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'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day' y1 K) f. ?% _; j
Mary Ann - age 4
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; B" S4 O/ t4 l' H `* t6 D$ N" h'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.'
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- c( d+ d( S( a3 u+ z; H5 ?And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.
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The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.
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' v6 x' c8 `" D$ M, I/ S( h0 {- eThe 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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# v3 I6 D% _! M( a5 D; W2 @) mUpon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.. {& H/ V$ ]: r
+ C3 d( Y3 f, s: bWhen his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,
/ W$ P) i+ i; ]8 H( M* [1 v'Nothing, I just helped him cry' |
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