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 Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.
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What does 'Love' mean?" F4 ^$ }9 e: T* I( b' A
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does 'love' mean?'8 S7 B& _. E" n( c
The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:1 S* v( g6 O# H
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, g, h- E) N' @'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.
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- z4 O! a2 F+ G* fSo my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'
: M( q% S9 a5 w$ M0 s5 V% LRebecca- age 8
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j4 v5 C1 N1 j2 N1 U c' P7 k1 |'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
" [, t3 Q* u' ^3 H8 pYou just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'
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) b4 L7 T1 u* Z# }& _: k- C K'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.'1 [7 ?3 P) W9 p/ u9 ]. s
Karl - 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.'
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'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'
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% b4 l! t' a1 L( ?$ A/ T2 _'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.'/ J% d" Z$ d/ g! ^* l+ `- |
Danny - age 7% s; V7 _0 f# E' @5 O
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; w5 i# V9 C# b( c'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.0 L; W: v0 B2 ~; `$ {8 Q6 U4 r
My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'+ ]! o% u/ T { k" u g# i
Emily - age 8& K- O2 D/ K/ \
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8 \( g4 ~2 }3 F0 Z8 r) z9 c2 C9 O'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'
6 }8 a! h) x9 s- cBobby - age 7 (Wow!)9 K( _1 c5 ]; t$ h
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* [. u$ A- w9 @4 C/ I5 Z1 a4 W'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'% h9 h. q% f* j* i( m& ?
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Nikka - age 64 O o+ u; d6 ]5 A% z/ |( c4 W6 K/ Q
(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)
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" q' v, U7 k0 U# u. K* u# S$ l'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'4 k- J& t1 v8 Z' Y! L" z+ s5 b5 v( l/ F& H
Noelle - age 7
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7 D$ K0 \; u0 s'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.': ~8 @9 t& j, |( R0 q
Tommy - age 6
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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., r. j9 X- F# V) N/ E
/ s$ ? g5 c6 S v5 SHe was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'6 T8 P3 N' H5 H2 H3 X* h2 h5 q; B
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.'* Q. X, V! |) q8 ~3 C
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5 i/ ?5 h6 |' N1 g B- }'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.', k* m/ j& P, z+ g( Y* s
C hris - age 7
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'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day'! `* `* i, j, Z- }$ P( k$ U" v. x y
Mary Ann - age 4
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. d+ D) O' c2 z# Z, ?'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.'$ b- V1 B3 Y! O
Lauren - age 4
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'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image); B0 f6 \0 R7 K& |0 M
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.
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The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.
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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.
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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.2 g- Y& U& l7 C8 i/ |1 w n/ k
$ C) v6 u' [; hWhen his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,
& Q5 [" a% E1 u% r% j'Nothing, I just helped him cry' |
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