[Mb-civic] Kids .. oldie but goodie

[Mary Louise smn]

          Thank you for the definitions of LOVE...........love and kindness 
can be found everywhere...we just have to share it.....and express it like 
the kids we all once were.  Peace Marylouise

>From: Gerald Gerald <dekuyper at sbcglobal.net>
>Reply-To: mb-civic at islandlists.com
>To: Gerald Cooper <dekuyper at sbcglobal.net>
>Subject: [Mb-civic] Kids .. oldie but goodie
>Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 19:37:53 -0800 (PST)
>
>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"
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