> > Touching words from the mouth of babes.
> > 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. 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 - 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
> > (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 -- 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 what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy
> > said,
> > "Nothing, I just helped him cry"
> > _____
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