What is LOVE?
Sent to us by our Overseas Writer and Colleague Carol-Ann Rudy
| 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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