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 Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.
( ?* B9 h4 m2 _, b' A/ OTouching words from the mouths of babes.
z' V q0 I0 JWhat does 'Love' mean?9 ~ o. n& u, E. c0 T( ~; ]
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does 'love' mean?'4 n. d& j( G. B/ J$ |, s8 ?
The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:$ r0 c2 g& s: c
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) \0 Y& k6 }% e& S+ o4 `; J'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.
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/ M! A; G+ y; q) [So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'
3 ]2 _! {" e4 |: K& BRebecca- age 8
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! s2 U' {- \& F8 @'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.1 y$ c! R! b1 l# ?# B
You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'
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4 S: [; p* G8 [! z9 {/ v8 }'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.'
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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.' |" K* x3 k6 W7 `% D1 V m
C hrissy - age 6
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A I' Y: d; A( t" C5 \& g'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'2 g: h) {# B& W* y' I
Terri - age 4- E9 N7 q2 H% Y6 `+ s; j6 S
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0 q7 w* S% j. L x'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.8 [, B+ D7 i5 K+ a$ \ L( n
My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'. Q: x, v/ J4 X3 V2 }2 p* X$ r& ?
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.'
4 b% H, n- g Z$ ?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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7 |. i( C) S( f- Y9 _( eNikka - age 6
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. O/ d+ i7 N9 E- ]* i/ n'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'
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/ H8 T/ x6 S5 u. V8 H'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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'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.'
3 F: y, g: L7 j9 P6 xCindy - age 8
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'My mommy loves me more than anybody3 f$ T' A. X- A" r' |
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" }5 J% H+ A/ U% AC lare - age 6
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'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.' m% @: t" a/ _; ^, H6 N: I9 K
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; ?2 p& v4 @' ?: B'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'
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5 V9 V. e D4 }, ]'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day', T ~" d; w6 O; q- O( N0 ]
Mary Ann - age 4
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7 l9 e/ j" i& H; Y, r. y'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.'- v! e" C* i& z! d4 q% o
Lauren - age 42 F( {1 G' @" i" n
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& `% X$ r4 }* s/ A/ H'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image)8 ~$ s% I W$ J2 q/ W
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.'3 q4 F- ^2 X$ j) j
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9 r+ `& ]; m: s9 Y7 e" g2 @/ ?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.0 E. E- G( N" G
& I6 H: Q7 r6 m5 W# nThe winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife." U( M, H4 U2 y+ }8 _& F
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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.8 E- l1 h8 i9 X+ }& q+ r: M: X" t
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When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,) s4 J" `) p$ A) \! q) z; ? c
'Nothing, I just helped him cry' |
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