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Touching words from the mouths of babes.5 K2 y @. ~& g* [
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A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does 'love' mean?'
1 N9 k( V, ^, F" z$ C6 X& CThe answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:, a7 |& k5 [$ l% \- _4 k( H
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: y+ |3 E2 d, T s; G/ v'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.
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% g" e0 _( U% E* k) l. ISo my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'# k: h0 P0 T# m7 Z1 O* o" J- [
Rebecca- age 8
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- K6 O- w% V, [7 O1 @! @' }'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
! B, b6 D& H% i, s }) ~$ }You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'0 q0 {+ _1 [6 A: a# n, o4 F
Billy - age 4
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& h2 u; X& E9 m3 @ `, U'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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M0 q2 M7 i4 [$ w'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.'1 g5 g7 K0 e' F9 ]1 `# g5 E$ r
Terri - age 4/ z1 k A4 N2 z4 [" K; \/ C
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! J; b6 S2 v- N, g; v5 v9 \: h8 C'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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/ X' {% W% O; A! h8 j3 F'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.* W. i6 ^: B9 U! A/ l" H/ a
My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'6 _, j+ f- |- c* M
Emily - age 82 W! a2 M. a! i
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* K1 J' s* s$ H a0 C( v'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'
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7 F3 ~9 |; Y3 `2 s'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'
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1 @1 L4 I6 ~9 Q! \/ A* UNikka - age 6% p8 W( k' S7 o
(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)0 ]0 [8 [! M% l; `! P3 _
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2 o0 n1 T0 m7 r) ]3 m'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'# _8 U# M1 d6 v9 G
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.'8 Y2 t, d6 L' c4 M& H2 I9 e
Tommy - age 6
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8 i, G+ ~5 j3 `5 G( R/ p0 }" I'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.& x( O* n% D' F3 I2 q& Z8 v
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He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'
6 w; Z* }. `8 B" b1 bCindy - 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.'0 Q- C( C. \! s
C lare - age 6
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'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'
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% E* N) J+ S3 _1 H8 U+ g4 X& c. G$ `'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'
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! e. C6 z9 n! G! s. ?/ |'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day'
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* v7 X- }. W. k4 u" v. R5 b'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.' s6 s/ [8 m9 o' ~5 j
Lauren - age 49 ~. l% s$ F6 X9 e4 |
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. j/ n; u" y! t; Y e' y. }'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image)3 y+ L5 k% j0 O. F7 I, W
Karen - age 70 [9 S1 h. k2 V" o$ N- H: R
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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.'
8 g8 T4 c4 w/ ^& X0 }8 T; j: GJessica - age 8
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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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f$ _* K. i, E2 e2 XThe purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.6 p9 T( N" N' g3 q/ S; Z2 i) |
/ i. a; R# W" F0 T$ ^The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.
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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.. ^3 g# Q E! Z/ E
" t$ x. U" Y0 b% xWhen his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,
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