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Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.' P6 g, C( ] j+ v2 `2 C: H7 ~" n( a
Touching words from the mouths of babes.+ D$ S3 Y2 ~) H/ R6 |
What does 'Love' mean?' c; I; P7 e, J5 m# t* _2 t. [
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does 'love' mean?'+ V" C' X9 @" i
The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:; Y' B' B8 h0 I( N; x% i- V
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'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.+ m& Z* K! r1 `) g# E
5 A2 K4 O- Y, x$ K3 E, s% m: YSo my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'5 Y4 F! ~0 x5 o v
Rebecca- age 8& D( n. S7 P5 n+ a( P1 q) n
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" F k" [! M% w/ c'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.. h* w( U# W$ ^' v/ w! h
You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'" Q/ n& s" K/ [- y3 G6 e
Billy - age 41 \/ u: }7 U. R) u
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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.'
3 J$ Y( X/ e$ q. rKarl - 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.': z" |0 X$ w$ L' h) C8 G
C hrissy - age 6
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8 y# Y; G3 ^: C7 l'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'$ i3 R3 t( _. s3 L
Terri - 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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Q5 E+ s2 V! \8 b: i'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.% [ A/ ~ x4 u0 T5 N2 \ q
My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'5 b9 d% W( C. o) I- j8 M8 Q- T
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 ]- r3 V& _- P' n
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)" Z0 l( _+ w' b6 y5 @
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, R3 V1 w4 I" ~( B'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'
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Nikka - age 6: ]7 m ?! l( R) F0 O' a
(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)
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4 w3 P; {( W8 K2 g9 p3 V'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'
h, d) j, o6 zNoelle - age 7
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9 K; k: m3 n3 R* d) l'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 X* }; L9 L7 \# E3 ]
! y. ? M, V \1 p5 z" V# }He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'
5 s( K- O: n1 vCindy - age 81 K1 }% t/ X' u1 U
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3 ]! l1 |1 z2 N'My mommy loves me more than anybody
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( x2 C, K; D$ F1 N3 N pYou don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.'! \1 I( S( T, y
C lare - age 6
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& I) S4 I8 d5 N' u'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'
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, A! q8 {. B8 v% C'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'
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1 p" q1 [4 t2 e) B'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day'
( E1 m! p$ ^9 H: lMary 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.'
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'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image), R4 x. S* r. C) i2 Z
Karen - age 75 E* g- a5 n& a' m: n, v8 |) E
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" H+ L K" b8 q5 `+ |* D'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.'' N2 D. S5 p; w4 ^% I
Jessica - 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.
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# b' O6 c a' [ F9 O1 z5 s7 kThe purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.: H& z+ D" U# N c) v' i
! O4 Y( Y3 P6 O: rThe 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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When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,' }+ [6 V: p, _) X7 b7 \
'Nothing, I just helped him cry' |
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