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 Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.
, _# h" {" S w4 u4 W# m% JTouching words from the mouths of babes.
9 ^, U. X5 g( [, [ a, EWhat does 'Love' mean?
1 v M, e' X* ^) I) F6 R8 c5 dA group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does 'love' mean?'
9 @: X3 _# Q% t7 PThe answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:7 O7 o$ N. d, m6 y/ ]- h: |) X
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. }8 }! A% ]1 n'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.
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. U" O& q e1 B: w9 e' nSo my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.': e [; L6 f4 {* g ]
Rebecca- age 8
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4 |1 E r% Z6 Q) |( V9 r'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
- r3 @- @3 m- N) \; E0 ~: @# S2 ~You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'3 A! I$ E! t4 E8 R$ l
Billy - 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.'
/ S8 X; y0 G, ^. T4 jKarl - age 5
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A4 Z6 D0 Y" U1 j/ o1 B8 F'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.'
2 t0 R# ?. T5 bC hrissy - age 6
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) K2 B+ v, x. _7 k# t'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'
, u! \3 p' _0 B! xTerri - 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.'
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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.
2 [3 q; Z/ Q2 O9 T4 r, UMy Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'
% x; @* v! q+ V; O! pEmily - age 8' ^2 j4 q0 W4 |3 v! g$ w" G7 Q
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9 g' Z8 b' `8 u' o4 f( I) z'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'; ~+ C% c* O( R1 b& P6 o
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!). t% }# z, z, W8 |' d% W1 }
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'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,', m: G6 i; V/ m v
1 B2 q, e. M3 H2 ~Nikka - age 6
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'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'7 E9 g ~, a2 f6 q' q4 p
Noelle - age 7
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/ d8 ^% r3 ?! G'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.'2 q* E; }8 Y" x1 u6 z
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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.'8 d1 P8 ~$ r2 a5 g% i) C
Cindy - age 85 V8 j1 H4 p* R( W5 s
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- D# |) r7 l& k9 E# ~: r- c'My mommy loves me more than anybody
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3 Z. w" Q- H" S( P6 g- zYou don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.' D3 {6 l* ?1 u. Z
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$ I5 O) n. c9 p- [ t' m- F'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'
2 D. \+ f- g2 t' e% p* WElaine-age 57 X# L. d! h) U5 ]
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( }9 s# O7 V3 ?" G: b# E- X" D'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'" S5 n; _# p8 \, T' d
C hris - age 7
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4 G |# c, v/ q# x l+ \'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day'& P7 |4 G1 p1 W v2 ^, n8 t/ ?
Mary Ann - age 45 L# r/ l+ A: C6 M H7 I$ ~. m; l
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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.'
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6 x% P, U; G% l& u'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.'' j. } l' g3 W( ` c0 ]
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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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# {* C, E2 C8 ?7 n" }The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.+ |+ T1 E3 Y# w4 |, R
1 J6 d; A: Q/ h b7 {& H, oThe 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.
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! f$ y: X. O+ P: @0 b" {When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,6 M! d) v$ Y% T# N8 T
'Nothing, I just helped him cry' |
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