Touching words from the mouth 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
magined. 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 (Wow!)
"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
imagination) Karen - age 7
"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toiletand 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."
