I was about to conquer the world but then I got distracted by something shiny.
Post by charliegirl on Oct 31, 2008 0:07:46 GMT -5
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 I wonder if God feels that way.- CG
>
>
>
>
> 'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy
> puts on shaving cologne and the y 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 a t 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 o f 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 h e had said to the neighbour, the little boy
> said,
> 'Nothing, I just helped him
> cry'
> 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 I wonder if God feels that way.- CG
>
>
>
>
> 'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy
> puts on shaving cologne and the y 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 a t 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 o f 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 h e had said to the neighbour, the little boy
> said,
> 'Nothing, I just helped him
> cry'
