> Slow down for three minutes to read this.
>
> 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 Brad Pitt."
> 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
>
> "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"
>