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Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.. X+ e/ U2 a5 n( i/ V- r$ x8 D
Touching words from the mouths of babes.
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" Q% ~+ J7 O- n8 _1 WA group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does 'love' mean?'+ g( g( L# n4 ~" T
The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:
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; v2 `) [8 G1 ^! a+ S/ Y'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.'
& k7 d+ ^( J1 m. t" wRebecca- age 8# ~) X7 j4 b b0 q
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( H( k; @( P+ @4 k' L4 o'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.: u7 o* P; A5 m) i; \" {/ L7 P8 V
You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'% p L6 G9 s, k0 U1 D0 r
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.'
4 `7 t! \* w6 U1 ?7 G$ T( L0 UKarl - age 5. l8 U6 j9 C. C6 Y# {2 }7 F3 ~- Q) V- P
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# b# `5 X( E- \, I" b'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.'
' e1 ^& r' q3 E$ O$ cC hrissy - age 6
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9 A ] s; x1 o8 s7 N5 ]5 W, r'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'$ o- n9 J# _8 p) P) y- X0 _
Terri - age 4
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, M$ J5 {) K" @'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.'* \0 d) U1 v8 Z! ?/ l1 L
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.
4 L$ h7 b# P. O1 c) pMy Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'
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' g' I% x7 Z3 y'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'. N$ }/ c) @" i% ?5 |- F9 H0 k; o
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
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% L* i) Z8 D( d% J5 w3 @'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'- y% B G% M4 P
) [! L$ _) a4 ?/ S |Nikka - age 6- q3 H7 R0 Z1 h/ z. Z6 ^9 L
(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet): L5 g# [% v& b( R& v& h
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'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'6 x5 }' o; j# {- S8 }
Noelle - age 7
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0 o& T8 J9 t- v! E! i+ O'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.'8 z- T- N- C7 \& u
Tommy - age 61 O/ e) G& {# K9 `) F& J r
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9 t2 n, B1 h% s ~'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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, `7 R/ J; {! s i: {2 FHe was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'& u7 m- c8 H% l6 Z' I
Cindy - age 8
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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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'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.') j; z. e& b/ R7 w9 Q
Elaine-age 5
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8 X8 B+ e5 N( @2 T' G' v, w6 O! G'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'7 e1 ?) n0 [; T2 S, k
C hris - age 7
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'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day'% L3 J$ V5 m" ~5 R
Mary Ann - age 4$ t% O* J2 _) \- `, z+ R" w- ]
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2 w' q7 c0 H6 S5 e% ?+ a'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.'% t5 f+ c7 X0 r8 s
Lauren - age 47 }: O; T# l/ A' X" |
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Karen - age 73 G8 s7 d2 K2 C; `) b
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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.'" e- V$ `6 a U4 t# R) w/ T
Jessica - age 8; o: g- S% X O" C
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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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9 j/ _( I1 y& P+ t9 J3 A" TThe 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.: `+ V- K3 u) V- u8 \ d; j
7 p# g+ }& G9 V% n! x1 ?- m0 _4 N( F+ ^( DUpon 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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5 u7 B( y% g$ Q: v8 u$ DWhen his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,
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