What Love Means

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Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.
Touching words from the mouths of babes.
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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:
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'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.

$ e# b$ z; J& z  L" q) j8 s; k5 CSo my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'
Rebecca- age 8


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9 t% W$ a1 B: M4 x'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
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'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
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'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.'
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'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'
Terri - age 4
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'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

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'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.
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Emily - age 8
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'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
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'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'

4 X! T0 S: O1 G4 rNikka - age 6
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'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'
Noelle - age 7
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'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.'
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. m$ d7 x; C$ ^% A" J0 P. E0 t'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.
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Cindy - age 8
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, \3 P( V! E7 l* L3 y+ w6 i'My mommy loves me more than anybody

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C lare - age 6



'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'
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'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'
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- A2 ~, v; h0 ]2 ^( e+ L'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day'
! i6 X7 V8 t9 wMary Ann - age 4

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'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


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Karen - age 7



2 k9 ^. o; Q+ O, h8 `& O( m'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.'
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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.
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" l% j' o4 x( u% _( ^9 HThe winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.

: D& I- H* |* c2 |. Y4 d2 QUpon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.

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trixie

Lovely!

billzhao

I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.'  this is funy
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2 L1 r, X2 a( l5 _+ x6 ythe one that says his mom and dad kiss all the time but gross is interesting

trixie

I know my elder brother loves me because he always eats up my leftover. :-)

xiaoice

em......... what does the last story mean? Why is it moving?