[Mb-civic] Kids .. oldie but goodie

[Gerald Gerald]

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."

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." (my personal favorite)

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 imagination)

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"