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 Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.
7 l, \$ q% ~5 F$ h; J& @Touching words from the mouths of babes.' @/ V) ~# C4 l5 I% O
What does 'Love' mean?
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The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:
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' M. W, ^7 w' J9 r$ x* f* `'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. R" } {4 B3 `3 i B( Y
( _$ `: X/ R/ E" a. ~1 ESo my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'
5 N0 a, P; t) a7 u& x) i6 N% tRebecca- age 8: ]. e$ n2 }) m, ~. M, _3 v& ]) O4 H" ]
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0 S. N+ K7 D, a( ~'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
' a9 E9 Y9 `) Q: G- U/ U* lYou just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'
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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.'
: E& f# m7 h1 ` T v: o/ K4 yKarl - age 5
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1 W3 Z% Y. E+ 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.'
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% H4 N' m# F0 Q' \4 L$ l3 o; f5 y# c# |'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'
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5 i7 ^7 y# b0 S/ z'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.
# V. a) L8 P$ e- I, Q) h$ _: S. m/ b3 UMy Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'
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'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'3 b) @. y( i# B" [
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)/ p' H. J: Q- Z' Q) o; p0 O2 G
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( F+ V5 Y( V K& t+ d; G/ _'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'8 [6 z8 g7 Y8 f: z* s- x8 q% }
8 T4 m6 s$ t' [3 S6 GNikka - age 69 {# Z+ L" V& k* x3 t# m: o
(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)
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' J" F3 h& @, O% H5 r'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'( T- X# G; y) Y, N9 `; F
Noelle - age 7 ~ G5 S8 N: V1 g+ }. ]
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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.'. y z1 J- h3 b, s2 q
Tommy - age 6; Q' J/ E0 d" e6 e1 j+ R; J+ e$ E
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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.' V" ~& ?4 `8 Q* ~' s
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He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.' p) T! r( P! | ]" w M, J
Cindy - age 8
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# C6 P& W' Q6 E! I: l+ 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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3 `# I' l& o w1 x7 A; Q/ k; y'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'; q! l: W# Z# r7 S$ d, _/ a" k1 n4 u' T
Elaine-age 5
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+ M8 y! t9 W) k0 Z'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'
+ o0 p; |7 R6 c; g/ n- X4 l2 IC hris - age 7
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'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day'5 _) ^: m: t- U& `0 |6 J
Mary Ann - age 4
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+ Z% {/ @0 O3 A, 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.'8 \, S5 M' }3 |* M0 ~( t# `
Lauren - age 4
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' v- P8 W7 B) c: ^# r. C& d'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.'( Y* x; I2 |# 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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$ I) A- }% O9 c- g: `1 B3 n( WThe purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.- L9 f' J$ N2 r( B
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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 L) {$ Y% a. V/ R+ ]( i
* F0 O7 o( `0 j, h7 nUpon 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,& R: q3 L, I5 }$ Y& W' \6 x# n- ]3 g
'Nothing, I just helped him cry' |
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