The Meaning Of Love ..

[babs]

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....

"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 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 lotion 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 Mum 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 Mum 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 5

"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,"
Nikka - age 6

"There are two kinds of love. Our love. God's love. But God makes both kinds of them."
Jenny - age 4

"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 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 Mum loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night."
Clare - Age 5

"Love is when Mum gives Daddy the best piece of chicken."
Elaine - age 5

"Love is when Mum sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford."
Chris - age 8

"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

"I let my big sister pick on me because my Mum says she only picks on me because she loves me. So I pick on my baby sister because I love her."
Bethany - age 4

"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you."
Karen - age 7

"Love is when Mum 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


Awww

Anyone got anymore to add ..?

[seaviewuk]

"I let my big sister pick on me because my Mum says she only picks on me because she loves me. So I pick on my baby sister because I love her."

that's so funny

Hi,

"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen,"

I have an extended family, that brought a tear to the eyes.......

Bugger... STS

[LizR]

Awwww bless them.

My favourite:

"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

[babs]

There's a lot of good ones I think - some are just so simple that you wonder why adults can't see things in the same way as kids can. I like this one -

"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,"
Nikka - age 6

If only life were that simple - or is it just us "grownups" that make it so complicated?

[Ann]

Oh god......and now I'm worried. I read these things....I've seen them before and thought "yeah right"....very articulate for a 4 year old.....I must just be an old cynic.....

Sigh

Ann

[Dicky]

You're not alone Ann.
Some of those quotes look a bit grown up to me too.

[squidgy]

I agree. But hey, perhaps it's just a random choice of words. How long would it take a group of monkeys with typewriters to rewrite the complete works of Shakespeare? Maybe a while. Possibly not so long if the monkeys have already read it.

Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.

I think that one is sweet. Perhaps it's just infatuation rather than love, but hey, I still think it's sweet.

But my favourite one has got to be ....

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.

That's soooo true!! Incredibly perceptive of her.

[Stalybridgelass]

Makes me think what a mistake I made in choices during my life - dont quote me please! And just dont ask

[Dicky]

That's what you get for marrying a rabbit.

[Stalybridgelass]

Thanks!

[babs]

OOps -that ruffled some feathers - some things don't change on here I see.

Oh well, I forget that some folk can't just read things like these, smile quietly to themselves and walk on by without analysing every minute detail - doh! Such is life ....


non-cynical - or maybe that should be nonsensical babs
(aged somewhere between 4 - 8 .... )

Ps Nothing wrong with marrying a rabbit Stalybridgelass, at least it usually has a stiffie sticking up - that's just it's ear I'm talking about of course!

[Stalybridgelass]

Dont worry, I dont analyse all this stuff. And the rabbit aint that bad sometimes, especially when his ears are perky Thats when he actually listens to me ! lol