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 Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.
6 u9 P( R" y4 c2 X/ A" KTouching words from the mouths of babes.
+ V3 C+ e) e8 |' V1 y: hWhat does 'Love' mean?
3 h3 e r# l ~$ i+ L4 E; EA group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does 'love' mean?'
& }8 a9 T6 n" F, E: gThe answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:- d& Q# P3 u# |& o
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'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.
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* e, |$ l3 w& j, a9 F7 RSo my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'
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'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.1 g! r( |8 {; v. L: y0 {3 Z* m
You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'
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k8 Z5 ^3 W( i P; U; N0 H9 `+ C'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.'$ \& L& K! C( O! V" r: c
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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.' \$ R& ^3 V. p% O) N6 l
C hrissy - age 6: D7 H# Y) Y- W3 ~) V+ a8 P
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'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'2 B" ^3 y! I$ J/ u( B1 W1 t
Terri - age 4
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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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% J2 O8 Q* y! ?8 E* f- x) `'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.
# H h0 a9 n7 h, t! O: Y" eMy Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'3 V0 I, ?9 J2 p- B4 w- C. V; R- I
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.'0 N' f' s* f4 q$ E ]! Q8 U' \
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)4 w0 y1 T- Z5 V* K3 `+ [
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' g4 |: J4 o. l8 s9 Z0 I: u'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'
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% b3 q2 Y' x: G& C" V7 gNikka - age 6, U& e% ]7 e" G# K( v' \
(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)0 h) O9 s$ u5 p5 t, G' V$ d+ `
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'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'
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6 @4 i2 N! L3 I6 L6 a" a( s; |' O( L'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.'6 k3 O! o2 w1 x1 Y* Z; W9 _
Tommy - age 6
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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.. f1 v; V* ` R4 ]) c. @7 R
& y1 w& A+ Y! ]8 `) Y, F) m4 U/ dHe was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'
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'My mommy loves me more than anybody
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. w3 R2 P7 X t) _5 t% K# t }1 H+ s7 FYou 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.') D* [1 U( B3 \& l3 c: y# I
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'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.', D$ g6 f# A1 _7 @0 F
C hris - age 7
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'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day'* ?) `% U* \. g
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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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$ p/ R( r \) l'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image)
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+ p/ @. N% N' Z1 a0 |" r'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.'
. @+ o3 e! o+ P% W) _+ wJessica - age 8
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* w2 Z7 c2 r- yAnd the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge. x; O2 Y, e) a6 s& H, c
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The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.# r# e" o F; I' K% O% R: r
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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.2 G9 P9 q3 Z1 B4 w* B2 H
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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.) h7 R; @# u" S! H6 y( j& \
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When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,
( V+ [$ l1 E/ K4 a# W4 n'Nothing, I just helped him cry' |
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