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, deeper,
And more profound than anyone could have ever 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 - âge 8
'Love is what's in the room with
You at Christmas if you stop opening presents
And just 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 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:
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'
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Some of these have been around before, some are new.
I still think the last one is the best.
Okie
