>>>
A group of professional people posed this question
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>>> 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
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>>> bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my
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>>> 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
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>>> 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
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>>> 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
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>>> she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make
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>>> sure the taste is OK."." Danny - age 7
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you
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>>> 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
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>>> 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
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>>> 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 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 -- 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 neighbour was an elderly
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>>> 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
>>>
>>> neighbour, the little boy said, "Nothing, I just
>>>
>>> helped him cry"
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> When there is nothing left but love, that is when
>>>
>>> you find out that love Is all you need. Take 60
>>>
>>> seconds and give this a shot! All you do is simply
>>>
>>> Say the following small prayer for the person who
>>>
>>> sent you this.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Bless all my friends in whatever it is that they may
>>>
>>> be needing this day! And may their life be full of
>>>
>>> your peace, prosperity and power, courage,
>>>
>>> compassion and wisdom as he/she seeks to have a
>>>
>>> closer relationship with love.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Then send it on to five other people,
>>>
>>> Within hours you caused a multitude of people to
>>>
>>> pray for other people.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Then sit back and watch the power of love work in
>>>
>>> your life.
>>>
>>>
>>> P. S. Five is good, but more is better.
