> 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 wha t's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening
>presents and listen."
> Bobby - age 7
>
>
> "If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who
>you hate,"
> Nikka - age 6
>
> "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."
> 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"
>