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 Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.
1 u) ~8 j& |3 P8 u. GTouching words from the mouths of babes.) h% b% z& R4 ]# H
What does 'Love' mean?
2 X/ z9 e8 N+ l6 l" aA group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does 'love' mean?'
% T _9 w5 D) \& \1 hThe answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:+ f+ V4 a. u$ l+ K. ]2 L
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" l0 G6 e. @ A) {, J: ]+ f" m( C'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.$ u# @0 N- z5 H0 N. A) N! ^
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So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.': h& @6 Q' |+ Q, V# U! W) D
Rebecca- age 8
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'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different." x# X% G1 v% C* \" |3 |
You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'4 L/ ^, w5 {* ]& o2 s4 y
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.'
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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.'
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'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'
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T2 \& h c# ]: Z7 }. D6 M'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.'
7 t: F- k0 P1 y! fDanny - age 7
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, \4 F* x# q- J'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.! i* L! F% y7 L2 X8 ^9 N7 [# u+ x
My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'/ g" J) K& m% z4 a( ]4 L9 @" H
Emily - age 8
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'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'6 s; f( D+ e5 w# d5 q7 t
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)3 _( V4 Q4 v2 `$ D4 u) E
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3 q+ h8 C" S9 \( D! o4 ^'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'
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+ Z4 F m) U F* r6 \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.'; l! P; y8 _# F0 ` U+ Y
Tommy - age 6- W% |- U. n# `- e9 ?, m
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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." g7 M1 E, Q1 b( E# w5 d
, C* H: }+ u7 g6 A5 cHe was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'
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7 A7 Q' G4 C5 K8 @* p: B+ J'My mommy loves me more than anybody0 H" ~2 E( V$ H' ^! A
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You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.': w6 j4 \* I9 m' H: u
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; N( k# z% K9 `'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'
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/ H9 A5 t8 u2 H3 B- b5 l'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'! z; Z; l7 F9 _$ \, J% s/ \+ o
C hris - age 7
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'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day'+ l5 [& P5 l' O
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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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'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image)
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2 d1 _. u, ]- d" C* ~* Y i* l'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.'' {# L; C$ Q# O% P: Z% o& {
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And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.1 A: A/ F& ^' W
8 z8 g" x# \& o' O+ b$ x, p$ UThe purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.7 J7 `# i- z7 y( r6 F
$ r/ T7 l( s+ TThe winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.* m! V. a# U! Q/ ^5 a w
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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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5 F$ s2 h3 `! K2 a# M8 U8 _& j( v* M9 {'Nothing, I just helped him cry' |
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