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WHAT IS LOVE

 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 Brad Pitt.”

 

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

 

“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”

Posted in Love.


24 Responses

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  1. rakhi says

    very nice……………good

  2. raja says

    wow what a compilation and each one hits right at the heart.

  3. khan bhai says

    hi

  4. pooja says

    Solemn article. It make me lost in thoughts.
    television on pc

  5. Garima Goyal says

    it was gud reading

  6. lince says

    love is very nice of life.

  7. Free Bird says

    Awsome…. all the children have spoken the truth….beautiful…

  8. Shruti says

    wow!!!!
    Love is the most beautiful thing and child’’s love is purest and innocent just like dew….
    beautiul peice..take care

  9. shashi tahiliani says

    Amezing….What is Love ……Thanx for sharing …. Love is the total absence of fear. Love asks no questions. Its natural state is one of extension and expansion, not comparison and measurement.

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  12. Abhilasha Athnere says

    All answers are so nice.
    its real love

  13. r j says

    thanx

  14. angel 4all says

    very nice post rj…….kids r always rite n obviously honest than the adults…..thanks 4 sharin such a beautiful blog…….

  15. reenu sahore says

    Thats amazing, thanks sharing it with us.Ive heard many definitions of love from all age groups ,but all of them in here were great n fantastic.

  16. shainy says

    aah love this has been discussed to its death. i did too in my blog…but i luved urs best. all those children kn more about luv anyone…..

  17. shainy says

    aah love this has been discussed to its death. i did too in my blog…but i luved urs best. all those children kn more about luv anyone…..

  18. belina singh says

    The small kids understand love better than us and they way they have defined love is better than most of us would have done it….Thnaks for sharing this beautiful article with us…..

  19. prasanna jha says

    The best definition of love I have ever read of experienced, something better than what I thought love was, could not find one wrong answer by the way. Can you send these to me on a mail?

    God bless you!

  20. Shreya Roy says

    I agree with JG………..such love is unexpressable relation

  21. Malini Laskar says

    That was really touchy. thanks for sharing

  22. nivedita sharma says

    Love is all above and the post is so amazing and makes one keep loving on and on

  23. J G says

    “Love is what makes you smile
    when you”re tired.”

    Terri - age 4
    This is perfect…Cheers…IP

  24. bhawna deshwal says

    thats toooooooooooooooooooooooo cute, sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet……………………….