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WHAT
IS "LOVE"
Slow
down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.
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 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 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,
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"Nothing,
I just helped him cry"
When
there is nothing left but God, that is when you find out
that
God 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.
Father,
God bless all my friends in whatever it is that You
know
they may be needing this day! And may their life be full of
your
peace, prosperity and power as he/she seeks to have a closer
relationship
with you. Amen.
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