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 Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.
z1 W+ k. I/ ?1 q' @# H& yTouching words from the mouths of babes.6 X, j7 n- f J' L2 N5 Q0 I' F; |
What does 'Love' mean?
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The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:
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6 g2 z9 G5 I3 A'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore." X" [! r8 T. q! Z9 }
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So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.') D# n& v+ Q8 `! @
Rebecca- age 8; h5 m9 Z1 }6 q
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'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
# M G0 Y" `+ O# W3 WYou just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'
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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.'8 ^) m5 u$ f5 @
Karl - age 5- @9 F9 h, A: W: x, ]
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& Y) ^" q4 h, \5 d5 Q6 u'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.'2 |9 ?; I0 V# z& m
C hrissy - age 6/ C/ q E+ E/ W+ @
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% n5 N# q6 K4 k: [ C8 q5 H'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.'
/ O; b5 p/ g: t, B4 v5 YDanny - age 7
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. h) n# ?( a! \" M'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., X8 B" ?/ Y3 V
My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'
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8 w6 r$ G( u& [0 v+ O* \'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.', ] B' [- e3 q6 D. I4 }
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)1 {1 e6 X/ C& u, p
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'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'3 C7 x% K( N6 z: Q9 K1 {- _) `
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Nikka - age 6
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7 |) a5 N( v4 Z8 r2 V5 y |$ t'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'
" [$ _& f+ J7 b, S2 m/ UNoelle - age 7
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- u i- t- h) X'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.'! T7 X; {" |( @/ \5 S9 G0 e2 B
Tommy - age 65 W. B. v# V2 x1 W9 Y, s1 G6 ~ O
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& Y) z. H% M4 k' K1 `'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.' `+ {" L4 p h3 T% i& J; D
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He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'
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$ V' A2 G U" w& u( M: m! @'My mommy loves me more than anybody
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You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.'1 V. t% H( K) m* _! F( C
C lare - age 62 o/ B5 E7 m' S0 R. u* C" r5 y
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3 U8 q- f u6 `'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'; j) s D8 G D/ o4 P8 H. q6 \
Elaine-age 5
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8 f4 e9 C* _7 Z; h'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'5 ~1 e( L* p: T7 R9 o2 s) o, s
Mary Ann - age 42 ^( }7 L$ O# y) l
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9 G. K! @- J" O9 f/ M6 S& F'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.'0 u( z ]" u1 H$ h4 X( O( r3 _, O& v4 p
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i1 N% }+ m% M* n' a( T'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image)
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Jessica - age 8
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% Q9 y: j: a% ^/ l! {# k# |9 KAnd the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.
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$ h% ~: ~ Y4 D* Y a8 T0 `The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.# g' p% y6 f2 l7 {
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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.8 s) p/ I$ h/ ~; t* Q: D" H. Z& U
6 N, Y" w5 v" B: C, N1 h: mUpon 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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/ h8 m3 u* E& U9 q" qWhen his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,7 q0 K. Y) @, T& V3 _% i' `
'Nothing, I just helped him cry' |
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