Love builds bridges where there are none. What Love means to a 4-8 year old... Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it. Touching words from the mouth of babes. 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 couldnt bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. Thats 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 youre 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 whats 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 Nikkas 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 wasnt scared anymore. Cindy - age 8 ____________ _________ _________ __ My mommy loves me more than anybody You dont 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. 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 shouldnt 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 gentlemans 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 Love builds bridges where there r none. “We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do - Mother Teresa
Posted on: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 03:16:06 +0000
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