[GCFL-discuss] What Does Love Mean?

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John
This would make a good gcfl entry
greenBubble 

Subject: [GCFL-discuss] What Does Love Mean?



I thought this was rather profound.  (Even if they weren't true.)

Frank



Subject: What Does Love Mean? 
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 12:13:45 -0700 
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 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 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." (what an image) 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" 


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