Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.
Touching words from the mouths of babes. What does Love
mean? A group of professional people posed this question
to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, "What does love mean?"
The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could
have imagined. See what you think:
"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over
and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for
her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's
love." Rebecca - age 8
When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
You just know that your name is safe in their mouth." Billy
- age 4
"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on
shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other." Karl
- age 5
"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody
most of your French fries without making them give you any of
theirs." Chrissy - age 6
"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."
Terri - age 4
"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." Danny - age 7
"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. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when
they kiss." Emily - age 8
"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if
you stop opening presents and listen." Bobby - age 7
"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with
a friend who you hate." Nikka - age 6 (we need a few
million more Nikka's on this planet)
"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he
wears it everyday." Noelle - age 7
"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who
are still friends even after they know each other so
well." Tommy - age 6
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. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared
anymore." Cindy - age 8
"My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone
else kissing me to sleep at night." Clare - age
6
"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of
chicken." Elaine - age 5
"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and
still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford." Chris -
age 7
"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you
left him alone all day." Mary Ann -age 4
I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old
clothes and has to go out and buy new ones." Lauren - age 4
"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and
little stars come out of you." (what an image)
Karen - age 7
"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she
doesn't think it's gross." Mark - age 6
"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." Jessica - age 8
And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once
talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the
contest was to find the most caring child. The winner was a four
year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman
who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the
little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his
lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said
to the neighbor, the little boy said, "Nothing, I just
helped him cry."
