What does Love mean?

I was sent this in an email from a friend and was so captivated by it that I felt I wanted to share it ......

       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 put 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." 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 neighbour 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

      neighbour, the little boy said, "Nothing, I just

      helped him cry"

       When there is nothing left but love, that is when

     you find out that love Is all you need. Take 60

       seconds and give this a shot! All you do is simply

      Say the following small prayer for the person who

     sent you this.

      Bless all my friends in whatever it is that they may

     be needing this day! And may their life be full of

     your peace, prosperity and power, courage,

      compassion and wisdom as he/she seeks to have a

     closer relationship with love.

     Then send it on to five other people, including the

      one who sent it to  you.  Within hours you caused a

 multitude of people to pray for other people.

      Then sit back and watch the power of love work in

      your life.

Hope you enjoyed this as much as I did!

Blessings!

Crystal

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