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 Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.
7 C! J: d6 U0 T6 v- s) T7 a5 q2 FTouching words from the mouths of babes.: ^5 ^3 N' E @4 n" o6 B, G# i, c
What does 'Love' mean?
" D5 R" P( k; F4 _A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does 'love' mean?'- z8 X0 o% o6 e5 \$ T
The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:
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1 \1 r. @1 N# q'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.3 W' q' R6 F/ ~; K2 T
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So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'7 v s) G% Q& J$ ~$ l, j
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'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
$ }" v" q3 M2 y. w: `2 G3 OYou just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'
2 y, x3 o0 k* W/ r, T& @: |/ nBilly - age 4
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$ I! B2 v- Z; r& K0 A9 P'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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'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.'% w1 O# q0 l6 ~0 L/ E7 h
C hrissy - age 6
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'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'- n, k1 m" u7 P$ |
Terri - age 4
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; |3 W# n [0 b. \* M6 S/ B7 ~'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.'. ?; C$ D- o: C1 [% L- A
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.
$ [! F( c( R5 b( u" BMy Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'
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& b/ e& ^3 C* v/ R; L' k# c" } s" z'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'
$ b1 A& G! p; s, z1 m- DBobby - age 7 (Wow!)
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6 e7 k' l9 Q: Z) j: h j'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'3 s2 u9 s( F7 g8 ~
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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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5 C8 t1 c' Z, k/ ~4 A'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.* U! _# [; A5 L" p6 m
7 n$ m. `4 k0 c$ N5 n0 |% G5 wHe was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'
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'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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2 `4 O2 g% @* ^* x8 ~& h( ]+ g'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'& |% S6 J1 G7 ~: H
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. A q$ n0 ]+ r$ c4 k3 a( P'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'
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) {- q+ }1 H d& M5 ?( }! Z: e7 f'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day'
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: J" ^8 Q H) O4 c6 L- T4 o0 U6 e! r3 ?'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.') X& P9 P8 t d1 h
Lauren - age 4
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'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image)! m( L/ m7 D7 L
Karen - age 7
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1 P% m. |" P3 S' u1 a; {'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.'
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R& ?6 ]* ~- [% A. [! r5 y5 \, IAnd the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.
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1 E8 T' I3 Y/ ^ ?+ T& QThe 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.
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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.$ W+ z6 P9 p5 U3 n* `; o
5 C" x# z L* ?8 C1 F1 [9 |. i. zWhen his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,3 Y, B4 ^$ @" c' M1 c6 ]+ c
'Nothing, I just helped him cry' |
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