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.
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.
"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,
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
Rebecca- age 8
"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."
a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK."
Danny - age 7
"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents & listen."
"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents & listen."
"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)
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."
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."
know each other so well."
Tommy - age 6
"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day."
Mary Ann - age 4
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."
to go out and buy new ones."
Lauren - age 4
"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."
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
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."
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."
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
(If you hadn't yet figured out...I just love the things that children say. They are so adorable!)
1 comments, add yours here:
I sent that out to a bunch of people. I loved the shirt one. :)
Becca
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