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 Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.
' a9 k. y# V) Q. n8 X, q- Y0 c& ZTouching words from the mouths of babes.) Z0 v+ ]5 K' r! U- d j' [/ i* j
What does 'Love' mean?
9 c, H3 f- X& X J S7 ~A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does 'love' mean?'
7 _$ N8 W# d/ G7 U1 k1 i5 Z! T7 tThe answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:8 k% Z- f7 W6 a. U- v! R
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'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.'% v3 e9 X" O2 S$ |2 F
Rebecca- age 81 L$ p/ J6 \" Y& ~2 G! {0 R/ ?8 C$ I2 z
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'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
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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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) y, I8 W0 G9 m |, V6 {'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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3 t+ c4 j3 @7 G$ K) U2 o'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'
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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.'
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) k4 s% h' k' @' a5 P% R+ S C) e'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.
" P) X5 {# @. yMy Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'
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'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'1 \ P/ V9 q2 I
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
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2 [! }" N2 w" M/ N8 P( K'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'0 _1 D$ U/ A9 a7 u! [3 Y8 U
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Nikka - age 6
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$ W" u$ o# o3 _2 ]; n2 m: X'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'5 e/ w, Q- Y! I! Q1 `
Noelle - age 7
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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.'; @: t, p9 _4 ~ w
Tommy - age 6
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+ R7 h3 v$ r; l' e'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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He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'6 ^" a0 e* H# y% c' W- p
Cindy - age 8
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; F7 D# f6 {. V/ T'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.'
8 u0 l. l6 r- ?Elaine-age 5
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'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'9 W+ H6 n5 n. D$ a
C hris - age 7
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5 x& e5 ?8 b6 e0 ~3 B% K r8 P'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day'1 d, G5 f/ c! N) W1 u( s
Mary 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.'2 B T' y4 R8 e& w4 @
Lauren - age 4
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7 L4 s3 e _. T6 w1 N'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image)
9 K4 R& L0 U8 H- b8 ~: @& ^. e8 cKaren - age 78 E7 A& D: B6 E' 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.'
4 V. C6 y4 ?4 Y1 O, GJessica - age 8
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+ {% r3 A3 x& A0 YAnd the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.
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The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.2 d5 k" O2 I% t# ^2 p
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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.5 J- h$ \% T# L
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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.: S: D6 p& l( I. Z0 c- Z* p6 o2 g
$ M( m! E2 |" V# s0 BWhen his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,
' f7 |/ q, J$ k2 M" `'Nothing, I just helped him cry' |
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