It is so worth it.
Touching words from the mouths 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 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.'
Chrissie - age 6
'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'
Terri - age 4
'Love is when my mummy 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 Mummy 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 mummy loves me more than anybody
You don't see anyone else kissing
me to sleep at night.'
Clare - age 6
'Love is when Mummy gives Daddy
the best piece of chicken.'
Elaine-age 5
'Love is when Mummy 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 image)
Karen - age 7
'Love is when Mummy 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 neighbour,
the little boy said,
'Nothing, I just helped him cry'
When there is nothing left,
that is when you find out that
love is all you need.
