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Touching words from the mouths of babes.
2 R) y3 Z1 B& y0 o/ R" q* [What does 'Love' mean?
% ^2 W" G7 e2 q1 a5 S) ~6 k: tA group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does 'love' mean?'
2 U- R i6 n( X' ^2 }, @The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:: K5 F5 u* G3 y8 L) |
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* }3 ~8 R( J. d: f'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.'' f% \; R# [1 z6 ^/ E+ N
Rebecca- age 84 |8 `+ N3 V$ l; X. D2 V7 C7 L
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, ^0 Q; V, f& R @6 h/ M, `'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
; \& M7 I# [6 \9 j8 X( x5 d& Y: \; BYou just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'
' G6 K6 g# `- Y/ V B: TBilly - age 4# {8 ^- f$ m" N* z
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3 Y& \! x& I( Y+ m8 P2 s'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.'' M6 N! i% P% k. A& q( M; c
Karl - age 5
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t% k2 A6 W2 n+ c, _; `- x: p'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.'$ B9 c/ H) Z& y+ i7 L2 G
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'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'$ g2 E' X* j5 c& h$ k+ _
Terri - age 4; @" r. r. _" M* x& r& |4 `" m9 V
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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.'
' U1 C J2 B8 RDanny - 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.
+ \' b& j3 n; P+ d1 C1 xMy Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'
" ]* A3 h A9 e$ ^! Q+ DEmily - age 8! q2 @* b, P0 r, |/ b% I K5 ?
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'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'9 W& q* S' Z/ q' T* L6 M1 G
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!) f% h/ {, I$ Q# ^/ v
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6 h3 E9 h& J% d'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,': R4 w \2 q7 Z& n3 X
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Nikka - age 6
3 ?5 ]& O I/ H" Q. x( _(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet). V' q; J2 @" }- M% Q; p
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; z+ C/ H3 |9 W4 ]4 a+ W'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'
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4 U. F$ h9 e$ }% Q# c7 F'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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1 k1 X! b9 w+ j8 Q( 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., n( u+ m% x, Y) v; o
& o7 \) N! l2 n0 Q4 h# X# Z& @He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'/ z M0 c3 @( @
Cindy - age 8
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'My mommy loves me more than anybody
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# w2 }+ n7 s1 G8 V, Q) ^ I; {You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.'
% y0 T8 h* _5 n% c( U: Z7 fC lare - age 6
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'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'; Y- w7 K2 |* G
Elaine-age 5
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4 z3 Z# i* t1 _* r1 G; e'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'
3 }& [( M" `' }6 g1 cMary 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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t1 d/ j5 v# J% ?1 @'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image)
6 l( j# y+ [- P4 _Karen - age 7
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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.'
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7 W# n7 b. z: {7 BAnd the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.
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5 O5 q' A: k* Z2 r: P0 m& [ xThe purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.0 m5 d6 B7 L# f. }9 w/ P1 C& v
7 S- i9 u# g I0 _The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.2 }# e0 n2 \# N9 Q; g
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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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0 o: X# v1 C& U5 D6 hWhen his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,
8 c* A, P Z+ V s'Nothing, I just helped him cry' |
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