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Touching words from the mouths of babes.+ |+ I* e, H! e) S$ F
What does 'Love' mean?
}! x, g9 m2 E$ t/ \A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does 'love' mean?'1 b, C' s r) Q: d+ y9 F$ N) w; g+ S
The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:6 k: ]7 f* K' u
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'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.
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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: Z. `+ Q# R" C# N; v
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'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
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Billy - age 4
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! a" U* \* w( T) 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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'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.'
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( |3 i$ P& v7 }$ |'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 i' N' b: _" Q: Z8 I) p
Danny - age 7- e ~6 g1 J! Y" o" C* T
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* B3 f- ^: T a) A4 ?& V" p'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.5 u/ q8 y m% \, U8 M5 V
My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'
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'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'' n4 _& _ b; Y
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
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'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'
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" D% l* }9 r9 P. ?- q1 e% GNikka - age 6
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'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'% g2 z. @* g7 a* v& H8 A& k4 @, J
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, x( `8 o) k- `; U9 f* J'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.'
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8 }5 a* U l" s'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.* P2 ]% Y9 L4 \% E! Q1 S
" r, u8 i! ~4 @. K# cHe was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'
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; [9 E% r& R( E# A'My mommy loves me more than anybody
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' |# `6 |" ~* \$ XYou 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.'
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7 e. r1 T [; E/ \, Q5 G0 E$ x0 H/ I'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'+ `* r, _' V) X# K3 L& I
C hris - age 7
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5 I' j/ [$ V$ L$ R'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day'
3 X. @8 L6 m; g, cMary Ann - age 4
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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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'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image)
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$ L7 A* I9 s2 ? A3 @. ['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.'' D" K% `5 W' I( G7 W% l# c+ T; p
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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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The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.
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a) a3 A* b6 k0 sThe winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.. a. l( y3 a# W' K* j* o
6 @ A4 U% s& u8 r3 hUpon 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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