A
group of professional people posed this
question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds,
'What does love mean?'
The answers they got were broader and
deeper than anyone could have imagined
See what you think:
'When my grandmother got arthritis,
she couldn't bend over and paint her
toenails anymore.
So my grandfather does it for her all
the time,
even when his hands got arthritis too.
That's love.'
Rebecca- age 8
'When someone loves you, the way they
say your name is different.
You just know that your name is safe in
their mouth.'
Billy - age 4
'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and
a boy puts on shaving cologne and they
go out and smell each other.'
Karl - age 5
'Love is when you go out to eat and give
somebody most of your French fries
without making them give you any of
theirs.'
Chrissy - age 6
'Love is what makes you smile when
you're tired.'
Terri - age 4
'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.'
Danny - age 7
'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.
My Mommy and Daddy are like that.
They look gross when they kiss'
Emily - age 8
'Love is what's in the room with you at
Christmas
if you stop opening presents and
listen.'
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
'If you want to learn to love better,
you should start with a friend who you hate,'
Nikka - age 6
(we need a few million more Nikka's on
this planet)
'Love is when you tell a guy you like
his shirt,
then he wears it everyday.'
Noelle - age 7
'Love is like a little old woman and a
little old man who are still friends
even after they know each other so
well.'
Tommy - age 6
'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.
He was the only one doing that. I wasn't
scared anymore.'
Cindy - age 8
'My mommy loves me more than anybody
You don't see anyone else kissing me to
sleep at night.'
Clare - age 6
'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best
piece of chicken.'
Elaine-age 5
'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly
and sweaty and still says he is
handsomer than Robert Redford.'
Chris - age 7
'Love is when
your puppy licks your
face even after you left him alone all
day.'
Mary Ann - age 4
'I know my older sister loves me because
she gives me all her old clothes and has
to go out and buy new ones.'
Lauren - age 4
'When you love somebody, your eyelashes
go up and down and little stars come out
of you.' (what an image)
Karen - age 7
'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the
toilet and she doesn't think it's
gross.'
Mark - age 6
'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.'
Jessica - age 8
And the final one
The winner was a four year old child
whose next door neighbor was an elderly
gentleman who had recently lost his
wife.
Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy
went into the old gentleman's yard,
climbed onto his lap, and just sat
there.
When his Mother asked what he had said
to the neighbor, the little boy said,
'Nothing, I just helped him cry'
May God Bless & Guide All Our Little
Ones!
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