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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"Love is what makes
you smile when
you're tired."
Terri - age 4
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"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
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"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
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"Love is what's in
the room with you at
Christmas if you
stop opening
presents and
listen."
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
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"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)
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"Love is when you
tell a guy you like
his shirt, then he
wears it everyday."
Noelle - age 7
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"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
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"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
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"My mommy loves me
more than anybody.
You don't see anyone
else kissing me to
sleep at night."
Clare - age 6
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"Love is when Mommy
gives Daddy the best
piece of chicken."
Elaine-age 5
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"Love is when Mommy
sees Daddy smelly
and sweaty and still
says he is handsomer
than Brad Pitt."
Chris - age 7
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"Love is when your
puppy licks your
face even after you
left him alone all
day."
Mary Ann - age 4
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"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
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"When you love
somebody, your
eyelashes go up and
down and little
stars come out of
you." (What an
image)
Karen - age 7
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"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
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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"
