(Cute FW I got a while ago...)
Slow down for three 分 to read this. It is so worth it. Touching words from the mouth of babes.. A group of professional people posed this 質問 to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does 愛 mean?'
The 回答 they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what あなた 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.
あなた just know that your name is 安全, 安全です 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 あなた go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give あなた any of theirs.'
Chrissy - age 6
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'Love is what makes あなた 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 あなた キッス all the time. Then when あなた get tired of kissing, あなた still want to be together and あなた 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 あなた at クリスマス if あなた stop opening presents and listen.'
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
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'If あなた want to learn to 愛 better, あなた should start with a friend who あなた hate,'
Nikka - age 6
(we need a few million もっと見る Nikka's on this planet)
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'Love is when あなた tell a guy あなた 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 フレンズ even after they know each other so well.'
Tommy - age 6
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'During my ピアノ 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 もっと見る than anybody
あなた don't see anyone else キス 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 子犬 licks your face even after あなた 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 あなた 愛 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 愛 you' unless あなた mean it. But if あなた mean it, あなた should say it a lot. People forget.'
Jessica - age 8
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And the final one -- 作者 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 年 old child whose 次 door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently ロスト 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 発言しました to the neighbor, the little boy said,
'Nothing, I just helped him cry'
Slow down for three 分 to read this. It is so worth it. Touching words from the mouth of babes.. A group of professional people posed this 質問 to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does 愛 mean?'
The 回答 they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what あなた 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.
あなた just know that your name is 安全, 安全です 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 あなた go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give あなた any of theirs.'
Chrissy - age 6
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'Love is what makes あなた 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
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'Love is when あなた キッス all the time. Then when あなた get tired of kissing, あなた still want to be together and あなた 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 あなた at クリスマス if あなた stop opening presents and listen.'
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
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'If あなた want to learn to 愛 better, あなた should start with a friend who あなた hate,'
Nikka - age 6
(we need a few million もっと見る Nikka's on this planet)
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'Love is when あなた tell a guy あなた 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 フレンズ even after they know each other so well.'
Tommy - age 6
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'During my ピアノ 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 もっと見る than anybody
あなた don't see anyone else キス 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 子犬 licks your face even after あなた 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 あなた 愛 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 愛 you' unless あなた mean it. But if あなた mean it, あなた should say it a lot. People forget.'
Jessica - age 8
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And the final one -- 作者 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 年 old child whose 次 door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently ロスト 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 発言しました to the neighbor, the little boy said,
'Nothing, I just helped him cry'
