what does love mean?
When a team of professional people posed this question: "What does love mean?" to a group of 4 to 8 year olds, these are some of the answers they got. 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
"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 I 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 anybody 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 Brad Pitt." - Chris; age 7
"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day." - Marry 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
"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 is from a contest that author and lecturer, Leo Buscaglia, was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child. The winner was a 4 year old child whose neighbor was an elderly man 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 the child's mother asked him what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,
"Nothing, I just helped him cry."
-edited from an email, unknown source
What do you think of these responses? Kids aren't that naive after all? So what does love mean to you?
"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
"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 I 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 anybody 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 Brad Pitt." - Chris; age 7
"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day." - Marry 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
"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 is from a contest that author and lecturer, Leo Buscaglia, was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child. The winner was a 4 year old child whose neighbor was an elderly man 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 the child's mother asked him what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,
"Nothing, I just helped him cry."
-edited from an email, unknown source
What do you think of these responses? Kids aren't that naive after all? So what does love mean to you?
posted by kid-朋友仔 | 11:39 AM
1 Thought(s):
Love is a miracle bond that bonds strangers hearts together. Love is something flows between 2 person where regardless what conflict occur between them, they are still very concern and care for each other. Love is a gift from God so we are never alone. Love is the reason people feel that they could go on whenever an obstacle comes accross their way because they want to do something for the ones they love and love them. :) a beautiful article u wrote here
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