Love

NousDefionsDoc · 03-08-2006, 21:18

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 grand-

father 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, "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..

THE PERFECT MAN

mugwump · 03-08-2006, 22:15

Oustanding! I just love talking to kids. I can't understand people who retire to places where kids are excluded.

03-09-2006, 08:35

I liked that.

Thank you.

Martin

Michelle · 03-09-2006, 12:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by NousDefionsDoc

"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up
and down and little stars come out of you." (what
an imagination)
Karen - age 7

Priceless!

m1

Cincinnatus · 03-09-2006, 12:21

Hah, Sneaky you old softy! This was great. I both laughed out loud and got a little teary eyed. It was JUST what I needed.

Dad's in the ER as I write this, which somehow makes this hit home. (The next person who informs me that "It's very common for folks who've been married as long as your parents were to follow each other into the grave within a few months..." will get the corkscrew from my SAK inserted SLOWLY into their inner ear. Perhaps both ears. Why in hell would someone think that I'm both too stupid to know this AND would want them to educate me!?!?!)

Endorphin Rush · 03-09-2006, 17:10

Outstanding!!!

Kids have a uniquely pure perspective on life that most of us old folks have lost.

Our daughter turned three this year. These days, I find myself driving faster to get home from work than I do when driving to work on days that I'm running late.

kgoerz · 03-09-2006, 20:48

I feel like I don't even know you anymore Doc. But I forwarded it up and they want you read that at the next Graduation.

NousDefionsDoc · 03-09-2006, 21:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cincinnatus

Hah, Sneaky you old softy! This was great. I both laughed out loud and got a little teary eyed. It was JUST what I needed.

Dad's in the ER as I write this, which somehow makes this hit home. (The next person who informs me that "It's very common for folks who've been married as long as your parents were to follow each other into the grave within a few months..." will get the corkscrew from my SAK inserted SLOWLY into their inner ear. Perhaps both ears. Why in hell would someone think that I'm both too stupid to know this AND would want them to educate me!?!?!)

When it rains it pours eh brah? Keep your head up and pound the bag when you need to.

kg - bite me you damn illegal alien. I would have responded sooner, but I'm on the slowest internet connection EVER!

Cincinnatus · 03-10-2006, 13:01

Sneaky,

Thanks. The spar pro is definitely getting a work out.

Dad's doing much better today. They took 30cc of liquid out of his knee and gave him some pain killers and industrial strength anti inflammatory meds. I think this is the eighth time we've been to hospital this year (thankfully most visits were NOT to the ER!) and he's really doing pretty well overall. (He aced his balance test a couple of weeks ago - I told him they grade on a curve. He said something about me being a smart ass.

Mois?

)

Thanks again for the laugh and thanks to Martin and others for their kind words.

Warrior-Mentor · 03-12-2006, 14:09

Thanks Doc.