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that’s love .

Spare three minutes to read this. It is so worth it. Touching words from the mouth of babes. 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:
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“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
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“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
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“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
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“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
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“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.”

Terri - age 4
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“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
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“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
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“Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.”

Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
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“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)
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“Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.”

Noelle - age 7
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“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
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“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
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“My mommy loves me more than anybody You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.”

Clare - age 6
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“Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.”

Elaine-age 5
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“Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.”

Chris - age 7
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“Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.”

Mary Ann - age 4
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“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
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“When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.” (what an image)

Karen - age 7
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“Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn’t think it’s gross.”

Mark - age 6
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“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
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71 Responses

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  1. chanchal Deshwal says

    Its really touchy….Gr8 one.

  2. Sethuraj Nair says

    Nice read. Sorry for nitpicking, but it’’s hard to belive a 6 year can be so profound as to say ”Love is what makes you smile when you”re tired”. It sound simple, but it takes a lifetime of experiences to articulate it.

  3. anasua chatterjee says

    Nice thought for the day.

  4. mysterious lady says

    sweet n innocent answers.. nice one ya….

  5. L KINI says

    Pretty answers

  6. Plain Me says

    Quite a different yet interesting way to look at the much talked about thing called ”Love”. Liked it.

  7. hemant ramteke says

    thanks! life is beautiful smile.

  8. Vijay Gambhir says

    thanx, brought smile on my face.

  9. anshumali jha says

    pyaar vaakai itna hi maasoom hota hai….bilkul in bachcho jaisa

  10. Kartick Sivaraman says

    Innocent words from innocent mouths. That’’s great.

  11. pleby sivaraman says

    its amazing to hear it from these little innocent ones. i think these are all relative to circum. may be we can find find more outside. any way its a very good feeling thank you

  12. Ainussaba Ansari says

    NOW THATS LOVE.

  13. Minimol Charles says

    Love is when you read a blog like this and feel dat its over so soon….and await the person’’s next blog.

  14. ravi arya says

    love mean to when ever i miss my mother too much
    everytime i got her call at that time only
    amazing i never knew how she got to know
    i want to talk to her

  15. ravi arya says

    wow amazing i still cant bleave that word said by children

    its realy touching
    thanks for sharing

  16. Shashi Prajapati says

    all of them are amazing,especially the last one’’s that sums up almost everything.

  17. bapi chaudhury says

    I”d like to add the famous quote from Erich Sehgal’’s movie Love Story starring Ali Mgraw–”LOVE IS NOT EVER HAVING TO SORRY””
    >>>i liked your exhaustive collection, especially the coffee bit.

  18. Sophia Roy says

    out of the mouth of babes!—-it is one of theLOVE—LIEST blog i”ve red today

  19. gurupadaswamy belur says

    Yes sir, love is supreme, when it is innocent !

  20. Rao Saanj says

    Interesting post.

  21. Lost Soul says

    Really sweet.. Love is magical..

  22. Vijay Sarathi says

    It shows tiny tots have better sense of love than we grown ups…cheers for a good post

  23. shivani narula says

    all of them are so good coming out form the little ones especially the last one…………..

  24. bulbultuk bulbultuk says

    LOVE IS~~~~~~~~~~~~~When Shailesh puts up a superb post like this and Bulbul likes it….BB

  25. jaya singh says

    Good and touchy….

  26. Nighantoo Germ says

    very nice…

  27. Poorani says

    Really nice and no other explanation in this world is worth when compared to babies or kids whatever, and nothing is equal to babies love when compared to the wonders of the world.

  28. Ritu V says

    Nice post .. cute pic

  29. sushila says

    very nice……….

  30. Mari Vin says

    great post liked it a lot…

  31. naina chopra says

    this is simply gr8…………nice

  32. maidn india says

    Out of tne mouths of babes and sucklings…. ! A treasure trove.

  33. r mehndi says

    mine comment is different..this word is most misused..either language is inadequate or its hypocrisy..dont mind my frank one..

  34. prabu metha says

    really very touching quotes

  35. Poonam KKG says

    v nice

  36. Jissy Thomas says

    We adults should learn from these little children.

  37. nabanita das says

    good collection..gives us insight into thier minds

  38. ashwini bhat says

    nice post and nice pic shailesh…

  39. ashwini bhat says

    great…children think and act more wisely than us…BEst of luck for this talented children…

  40. richa bhagwat says

    choooooo chweeeetttttt and the pic is good too……….ME

  41. Muskan M.C.N says

    Really love si really what they says.

  42. Star Trekker says

    hey nice one..i liked the granny love the most..

  43. amol prabhudesai says

    so cute… its so natural, and sounds fresh… thanxs friend for sharing…

  44. Subodh says

    No..its not love..what experience these boys have about love..they are just observing it and calling it as this may be love,because somebody infoms them that when people fallin love they do such kind of act..what do you mean to the love is in act..or that act is love..please trust..true love do not exists..at all…:-)

  45. vanna ici says

    very sweet!….nice post!

  46. Rajakumari Manikkavasagam says

    Wonderful collection…. giving different dimensions with so much meaning in it..

  47. C V says

    wow,each one of them is so meaningful and so very cute

  48. subroto ghosh says

    so very meaningful…..

  49. Mathew Antony says

    Lovely..

  50. manisha sharma says

    so sweet…kids know the real meaning of love….hmmm need to hv tutions from them….

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