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 Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.0 \& Z# B8 v0 N$ T2 s$ Q, \
Touching words from the mouths of babes.
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A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does 'love' mean?'- d( R" T, M+ ^: [( h% {8 i
The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:
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: [8 s+ r- k; u" w'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.* z' g7 C- c$ L9 n% t- P9 y3 P8 f
: S+ z4 ]: _3 e, U6 r- ySo my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'8 |, R& a( r# G5 ^0 R
Rebecca- age 8
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'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
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8 g9 O. _2 C- z6 J: o% N'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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6 Y. r: ~9 x4 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.'& {0 v2 U9 X; T( Q
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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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: _" o7 D; v& z; p/ @'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. P3 s7 N4 i1 i t
My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'; y2 Z0 w3 P7 v3 Z; E, ~- q
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.'; I- A0 a( u# P# b* e# D9 H! ~
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)& f6 a) K) ^ m* H# p- T# B3 C; W" [
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9 z0 k* Q/ }9 K8 N2 c; Z'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'% [( H5 h( c9 j3 ]' k# @! L7 e2 F
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Nikka - age 6
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'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'
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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.'
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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.0 g8 N6 m7 H. p+ g4 M! n/ p8 A
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He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'7 M: N; U; w" G8 N/ Z+ |. K% E2 ?. Q
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# v) H8 O& N/ E. y'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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& A% O! l4 S1 T9 r8 L'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'
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" F! T. P$ v, w8 }" M'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'
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; u% T; Q1 W8 Y" J1 _# Y% t'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day'* b+ {3 F4 G) F$ h3 S
Mary Ann - age 4
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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.'$ h/ N" Z" M6 H: B9 j: O) s
Lauren - age 4
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' W& \8 E+ U4 J' V, `9 t'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image)! `* O/ T( w: g; E7 u$ N
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.'
) V5 _0 U2 y* n7 fJessica - age 8
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And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.# E# A0 {# A$ H! r( V+ D5 w
* w; g" ^; Z3 C! M; E( w) `; o( CThe 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.5 i( _+ E3 N6 W" J- l* \* j7 X! O
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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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6 D0 C$ ?8 o# h& U0 mWhen his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,
* A2 e9 r0 k. L! {) o'Nothing, I just helped him cry' |
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