 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
Touching words from the mouths of babes.. F3 B, E7 d1 V
What does 'Love' mean?1 C2 Q) z$ y; V
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does 'love' mean?'2 E% }: j: q% q# @6 |2 E
The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:. G0 b5 g! ?$ X/ p6 L1 ~2 F
! b6 R! @! t4 V. s; N* E# q
& z; ?- J/ X! b % u, v- o9 C% M8 s; T5 I% l
0 p7 F+ C* f+ b* t4 Q'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.; ^8 @ Q3 M2 |4 q
5 Z& I6 f5 j; {, d3 ySo my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'
- I, V4 }9 r3 hRebecca- age 8
" Q2 R* b0 i) [7 i/ d) o 8 I& k# \2 Y! b6 N( p$ a. i
3 A) m% h. \ F2 l3 S# w
* I7 G" ? d# a! y
'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.5 n- N; J) [4 \
You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.' U5 ]/ {9 i# _. m; b, @$ f! o
Billy - age 4
' @% [: X2 k7 ^
8 h8 h8 @$ ~, ^3 @, W6 I, C" O5 V! I' q, g
' q) S" U# y: ^& N, G( t
'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.'
" u! t. t- {: {- w7 ]8 v' OKarl - age 5; Z8 [; N+ |$ Q' e5 i$ V1 n
; P3 _9 ~9 k$ E9 t& l, v8 b* ?9 A1 G3 X, o3 P* i
" u8 {0 ]3 L& `, A' V7 C% e# h'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 a+ K: g3 t; v5 Q6 h
C hrissy - age 6
B. J- S* |% L; }4 B
1 u. Q! Q+ u, `
' \) R3 A f+ r3 l! x+ W! o
+ t! `7 z5 e* {5 z% Z- d$ Q'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'
6 K) @( r7 {4 {$ F) T1 ETerri - age 4
; x0 K' d2 q- j' g4 [5 |/ k0 g3 G - y" q; a* {" ]6 e$ I3 Q
" x# R5 ~# W; r- J8 s' s) b9 R# Y
'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.'
8 |+ h' q r7 c" X. |- n% ^0 g8 XDanny - age 7
# c; y2 m- `0 W+ v $ P. b- _# `2 m2 N, H3 D
" m$ [, D; x, A9 I2 a
" ^) u! ~. }6 r) w6 n6 _- a; ^
'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.. Z, u! [+ P3 i0 I
My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'9 c2 ?2 R8 |* ~8 V
Emily - age 8
: Z( q" {6 m/ [1 {) ?. l' n7 s B $ u8 e/ Z( g! N/ ~+ F
9 o: O. Z E, Z) L9 \/ A
1 F# Z) M2 Z2 l+ w4 H4 e) a
+ [' s C. F& m. J/ @'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'7 u8 F; Z$ `$ n1 _7 i2 z
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)* i* o5 t" l) {1 o7 W
1 M9 ?# D1 ]) b! G6 ]
: m. X: t( a" p0 r/ T3 v2 B+ t
4 @6 s" M3 n8 A3 \'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'
/ o" r, P( m* H6 E
0 }" E) L% q+ F0 m: VNikka - age 6
U: K6 `) A& Z(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet) ]7 s) |% t2 T e' ~( a6 g6 _
6 O( I+ C6 n0 p. N
7 {0 f0 k0 k# [' n6 t- N. _! Y
% i7 C( O' |. K. d
! @; v' G: s5 t'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'
& g# v' k, n# }1 j3 l) JNoelle - age 78 Q$ h6 K$ t0 I7 \
- a3 i% x& T m0 k4 X( |4 n' I
4 g1 C+ T Q" M7 ]
+ [; o' k* V k6 y1 P4 ~'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.'7 _, O5 Q# n+ g+ S: f, g, n
Tommy - age 6
+ N7 B. N. ]1 @6 Q$ s: ^4 [# T( `
d4 ~" _ g5 G) b
8 i6 G. L! C; Y O' T: c' Y/ |1 F- l" k: D* z" P) ]
'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.& ^( W d8 R3 m9 o( K! c
0 `' E% d. |$ H$ xHe was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'
8 W8 ?( c* i3 D6 J5 M, Q, fCindy - age 8- |3 a$ L# W4 {3 E
- Q, d( b& ]. c1 d# C: l. q) l: e4 l2 P. }" l# ~7 ]' v: P& z8 R
* F* t! A) J+ \3 p; Y: d'My mommy loves me more than anybody
5 u. L8 S6 B* G8 }: l# r% q. w7 V# ~$ m* y' u
You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.'; l8 g/ v* q: x8 N) x' @6 j
C lare - age 6
; u+ l" J' @" M( f 9 k0 }% F5 T: Q. ~
! T. W+ A2 `; U- `- ?1 t7 ^
5 c( Y1 _! Q$ }# G- N0 S8 S
'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'5 |5 M) I3 b7 ]! Q
Elaine-age 5/ g. b$ X% D, u: s7 r
4 v# F9 S; @! K
5 ?5 v) V6 u' M4 }' t' o# o2 I9 U0 u. v4 h
'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'
4 a. A0 j3 z* Y7 y' K1 c& tC hris - age 7
$ G3 r _" `2 T$ ^
" K. O, J6 k* A
9 @% A- I* i) z+ D" r7 }! ?. Y4 j) z4 B
'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day' x' K9 K6 p- ~& l2 O
Mary Ann - age 40 t$ \! _# z3 ]6 Q$ y& {' b
% M/ m0 p: ~" z( A& Z! Y& Y0 W) ~5 p% Q- I8 l0 U
7 x3 c2 j4 A$ `% o- d
'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.'
! \! s2 ?/ u. [' D# YLauren - age 4
9 V: S d/ w' ^9 ? ' y( D4 s/ J0 ]8 [2 o
, P, M( ~! ^+ {
' I! @) S9 y0 z- W% f2 K- v'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image)* }- z4 Q }- E4 v$ I
Karen - age 7
* J; q% U- [1 L7 H2 l0 z
1 `- k1 V# {" A: X
* H2 `2 Z, l, Q2 T0 z9 W* A5 @& e4 p% O2 _
'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.'
8 O! W q+ K/ W4 kJessica - age 8
: |. p% ~" d, D, ]/ J. [ 6 @0 X [/ P/ ]! V; i1 L) {
u" L$ ]0 a, g
7 q/ ~" ?4 |& t' G* p
And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.
% |$ H) ]# p+ ]1 ~8 A" y* ?) E! z. ~1 A
The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.' c1 T; a0 f8 u4 N; ~3 O
0 `1 \) ~% m" | m
The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.
& o" E$ X0 Y0 y j0 d4 n e- s% s! ?" [ ]& t0 `
Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.
8 \8 Y, L. ?1 R) e( a6 Y# w2 u: _+ c6 j* d( ~5 f- [' y
When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,) L8 w5 k9 A, y" [" G f- M
'Nothing, I just helped him cry' |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2009-3-18 15:22
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
发表于 2009-3-19 12:17
