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 Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.
/ E2 k( c0 ^. _- f4 {. DTouching words from the mouths of babes.
9 ?; }2 B9 D( U4 s9 nWhat does 'Love' mean?/ O* c z: T6 D- q$ n. M9 ]$ M, m
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does 'love' mean?'
! t: e* A+ S+ y7 ~" FThe answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:6 r: N6 V3 k' b5 {7 ~& i
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! w" f$ t6 P" P" h7 {3 Z& s'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.
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9 v& i9 S- v& f2 PSo my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'
5 h2 W9 Z& S. m9 qRebecca- age 8
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) ]* L) c) e- I, g2 G @'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
9 N, ]$ L( I4 ?; N. {: g5 qYou just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'
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) C2 _4 w8 m& E6 p# O1 [3 T'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.'
2 _; r. z% x: L& v, V; YKarl - age 5
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'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.'& c2 Z! l. D' Q* v4 V
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'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'
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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.'
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'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 \0 Y5 l B) \9 P3 Z# qMy Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'2 R! f! w, x$ ~, j1 G
Emily - age 8
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- O3 ?6 n; y6 e'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'
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'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'8 d# |! Z- K. @( t; w
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Nikka - age 6
2 D V& j9 U' a+ F0 ^" x(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)
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/ Z; f) \. G3 n& c) M% {2 t! r'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'4 u, U! _! o" p0 k- X3 {* H
Noelle - age 7
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'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.'( u# t4 q7 y$ r
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; z5 `) B1 K% c1 L, z+ V8 m4 I7 m'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.7 L# y( I: p9 l9 x$ T( d# T
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He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'
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$ A) ?7 w2 o! A; c- ]'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.'
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7 ?+ b$ I, o( Q) k! \'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'5 T3 S5 ]( c. @5 ?( t
C hris - age 7
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+ v: I) F0 F6 L" j'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day'
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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.'8 P' _. U, {4 b& n0 ^; G6 ]+ D8 R
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& L7 l9 N: Q s8 t7 a, n'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image)# v& F J: ]. |% S
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% }) c( q5 n2 ?6 U9 \/ n'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.'
3 k& n) M& y* i4 W" AJessica - age 8
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7 d( |( c6 e ]1 mAnd the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.
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8 P7 G$ u% V1 M$ n \: rThe purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child." j8 I( y) \7 v C
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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.7 Q1 K. V' v6 f% J8 A6 Y+ Y+ g2 {1 {
, O. b% b+ t8 T+ gUpon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.7 B7 x. u" r" u& O9 _
Z/ n" \4 I* j; t0 d. d: |3 qWhen his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,7 U+ c4 f8 K% z4 z: j
'Nothing, I just helped him cry' |
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