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Touching words from the mouths of babes.3 [: m# [! P0 f# d, O( W
What does 'Love' mean?
( {& f3 v g+ I4 _A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does 'love' mean?'# v# g3 L9 v R& e
The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:0 X6 M+ @0 t. |) f& B1 j' v: K# C
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'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.
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So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'
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/ }4 Z$ } N1 Y5 }'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.! \! D, u; u+ j$ g2 j
You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'! D/ L8 G* Q& \3 o7 d
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.'& E7 C% O4 H% H; D V
Karl - age 5( B4 ^- | c+ C" Y4 W
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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.'- r7 Z% ]+ n4 y% T" m5 @0 }: x
C hrissy - age 6
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'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'2 I: u) s2 T1 h" q. x' f
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, Q$ L% s9 T. S0 r, S'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.'9 V, o, y: @& Z! c
Danny - age 7
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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.
% C. |% X/ _. Y J1 j& o$ TMy Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'7 X9 V7 i" R+ P. i9 H- d+ s
Emily - age 8
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; X7 [8 w7 k# p; Q. w$ z'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'
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/ ?( Q7 C3 O* S7 H) VNikka - age 6. f5 s5 ?/ n7 z' L
(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)5 U& M) T: G5 \; i5 u C
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'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'- v% l5 @" b& l& P" |) k
Noelle - age 7
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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.'' U8 v6 `: C' q9 S% S: r D
Tommy - age 6
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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.'- [, R, Z( P7 |% S
Cindy - age 8* \7 w8 O' _, R
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You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.'
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. ~% W' j! _4 W9 e: l& G- c& j'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'# P/ w8 ^/ y* x+ w
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6 l" ^: R4 w& ]8 Q5 d'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'
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'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day'7 M- K: [; n* K; a h9 o
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9 T) m# _6 n# C% \6 a8 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.'1 z! \" R& R/ I" W
Lauren - age 4
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5 q1 ?' U0 B i" e( D'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image)0 V( Y# F8 r: F8 N/ m: M
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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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; Z$ |9 j! \, JThe 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.% [6 \2 i" v, V& T, i* M
; O, v: I! x. a) T/ k; @Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.7 H7 {" N* \& ~ R x d; N
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'Nothing, I just helped him cry' |
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