Love through the Eyes of Children |
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 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 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
whoyou hate," - Nikka - age 6 "There are
two kinds of love. Our love. God's love. But God makes both
kinds of them." - Jenny -
age 8 "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
pals even after they know each other so well." - Tommy - age
6 "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
more 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. If you mean
it, you should say it a lot. People forget," - Jessica- age
8 An author
and lecturer once talked about a contest he was asked to
judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most
loving child. The winner was a 4 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 him what he had said to the
neighbor, the little boy said, "Nothing, I just helped him
cry."
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