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 Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.
% w4 V4 l( K* dTouching words from the mouths of babes.
: P; m3 j2 F4 W: v0 Q7 ]What does 'Love' mean?
* |6 Q2 e u, x e8 ?A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does 'love' mean?'
+ c0 @- B1 c9 d5 K4 u& pThe answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:
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! w8 F. d2 I8 ^'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.+ b! d" [0 {+ [' f3 }9 ?
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So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'
" [. s7 r9 a' K* F% z9 C8 [) ~Rebecca- age 8
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'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
& T) x D8 Z+ y# i4 a* zYou just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'
+ p7 W5 ]! L* t4 b8 _6 A& ^ KBilly - age 4 f* V8 o+ l, a2 t3 E. e) W8 ~# Y; v9 I
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- ]3 P; O- U* z# Z, o3 ['Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.'
# }% @( a: ~% ?( ~4 lKarl - age 5
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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.'% n* Z3 y4 T8 o2 f$ c
C hrissy - age 6
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; n0 V- W9 t! b'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'5 j! Q' k; B# Q
Terri - age 4; G% T: Y7 z# Y! r) l" T) r
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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.'5 l7 ^4 X6 N( L9 V
Danny - age 7
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I4 s8 D( L1 ^! M$ [1 \& ^: Y'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.
* \- y8 Y9 m4 J9 Z; SMy Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'1 Y: a& g0 r$ C+ T7 b
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.'
/ S2 `+ {" c! F3 I# XBobby - age 7 (Wow!)2 w: w' v3 Q$ a* p0 p1 J
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( H2 M2 S% C9 ^+ \6 g. Q'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'
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Nikka - age 6
, T: Y0 P5 G) E' }4 I7 m6 c$ h# m(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)- H# R2 j5 h S2 p, m) y% X! @
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'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'
$ n1 m3 |; O, R4 L& `% _ zNoelle - 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.', w& C" u) y$ g( J+ l
Tommy - age 6
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: J8 _* j- ?/ w8 ` z'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.0 z; T: t* K' Q/ k$ m* L& f9 N/ ^
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He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'
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You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.'- R$ R; o; _6 u1 g9 m
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'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'. c7 a4 w& C. G$ d" I
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'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'$ ^+ K% e. W; H. S, A- k
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'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day'2 o3 l6 [2 p0 m; g8 P8 ~' y
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& Z: o) E% G1 S3 v, ^0 y; M9 k i'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.'
8 `: s: r. F+ T8 k; l4 x- ?Lauren - age 4
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/ x! o; G9 y. [/ u8 C'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image)
" J& V/ l6 a3 p7 V0 e- `Karen - age 7
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6 T% M3 v A+ ~1 D7 w1 L/ e'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.'; }* c9 W7 W, y1 l0 z* `+ _
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And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.* ]" v% C" q: z
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The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.
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/ d, O" ]: }, L; x$ J3 KThe winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. A1 K( p. X; b2 ]( B. x4 M
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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,
) u6 d: ?! A* |2 m3 i- R'Nothing, I just helped him cry' |
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