Just thought this was worth passing along...comments from young children...so simple yet so profound...best wishes to all...
WHAT LOVE IS
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 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
"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." 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 6
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 him
what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,
"Nothing, I just helped him cry."