Nov 02, 2004 16:39
These are too good to not share.
>All Adults should take lessons from some of these
> kids!!! We could learn a lot, it is so sweet. 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.
>
>1. When my grandma got arthritis, she couldn't bend
>over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandpa
>does it for her now all the time, even when his
>hands got arthritis too. That's love. Rebecca- age 8
>
>2. When someone loves you, the way they say your
>name is different. You just know that your name is
>safe in their mouths.
>Billy- age 4 (I love it! - how old is this kid?)
>
>3. Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy
>puts on shaving Cologne and they go out and smell
>each other.
>Kari- age 5
>
>4. 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
>
>5. Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.
> Terri- age 4
>
>6. 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
>
>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
>
>8. Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas
>if you stop opening presents and listen. Bobby- age
>7 (WOW!) (WOW is right! - get the kleenex)
>
>9. If you want to learn to love better, you should
>start with a friend who you hate.
>Nikka- age 6
>
>10. Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt,
>then he wears it everyday.
>Noelle- age 7
>
>11. 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
>
>12. During my piano recital, I was on 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
>
>13. My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't
>see anyone else kissing
>meto sleep at night.
>Clare- age 6 (gotta love her)
>
>14. Love is when mommy gives daddy the best piece of
>chicken.
>Elaine- age 5
>
>15. Love is when mommy sees daddy smelly and sweaty
>and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.
>Chris- age 7
>
>16. Love is when your puppy licks your face even
>after you left him alone all day.
>Mary Ann- age 4
>
>17. When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up
>and down and little stars come out of you. Karen-
>age 7 (what generation is this kid?)
>
>18. Love is when mommy sees daddy on the toilet and
>doesn't think it's gross.
>Mark- age 6
>
>19. 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 winner was a 4 year old child whose next
>door neighbor was an elderly man who had just lost
>his wife. When the child saw the man cry, the
>little boy went over into the man's yard
> and climbed on top of the man's lap and just sat
>there. When the boy's mother asked him what he'd
>said to the neighbor, the little boy said, "Nothing,
>I just helped him cry."
>
>Have a wonderful day!