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 Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it., X, ]2 _4 x& F c2 y; ^1 e4 o- A
Touching words from the mouths of babes.
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. Q9 f9 t' l) }7 Y) {A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does 'love' mean?'' z( R# H0 s1 f& h8 A
The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:
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'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.
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: E1 F/ t- D0 `8 kSo my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'
$ \% {+ ^. H- _8 RRebecca- age 8 j9 M6 O# p' ?7 p8 B
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'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.- {/ o: U! R/ n6 }4 Z5 }
You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'3 D: L. A* E8 ^5 ?! u
Billy - age 4
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) }' F7 n; }0 V' x. c'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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, X$ l1 b1 f3 _! ^+ u" Q'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.'$ V* b0 l4 Z2 }: _- W* @5 T8 t
C hrissy - age 6 Q9 q+ A# T, K
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'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.'
1 x3 M% Q( d A: e% SDanny - age 7
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& ]9 M+ X. q% D3 S9 @+ {'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.! \/ S8 D$ u7 F
My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'
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" x5 t5 U1 v: {) FBobby - age 7 (Wow!)
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9 u% m9 {1 c6 j% L: w'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'
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Nikka - age 6! W' |+ k2 b, D( ?) ?7 y2 i: M
(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)* X2 {* A+ S) \
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1 ^, g/ \9 K1 D- z* A, f'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'
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Tommy - age 6
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( @* _' l# j% B9 Y8 u3 y'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.- n/ M3 B$ f7 \3 s5 O0 j& w9 G
" ^- O% ? a& p* y8 s4 yHe was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'
3 D9 M$ ^' E) d- o9 dCindy - age 8
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'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'5 J+ f: u y5 M- c! T6 W8 N: @+ }
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+ R0 m" {" V3 S! s9 z/ [* K2 x9 `'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'( s! Y e$ l- H E5 }
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# a% ~3 k# r8 C3 e) @9 d5 w8 ['Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day'
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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.'7 C2 y H1 N. d6 r
Lauren - age 4
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+ ]) A$ B: a/ e; _'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image)! ?9 m% n! k2 @; [- k- A! J7 A' g
Karen - age 7
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6 M( g" {' N: T% V'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.'
6 R/ f5 Q2 _+ WJessica - age 8
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+ i5 u* ^& d. U# W& CAnd 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.
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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.6 t; D1 [, z1 c/ h4 d5 d6 ]: c
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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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When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,
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