What is Love ???

homerski · Post by **homerski** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 9:26 pm

My wife just sent me this, and I just had to share it... Incredible !!

John Homerski Jr.

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:
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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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And the final one

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 gentleman's 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'

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 9:38 pm

Very cool indeed!

lonewolf · Post by **lonewolf** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:27 pm

LOMAX: What about love?

MILTON: Overrated. Biochemically no different than eating large quantities of chocolate.

"The Devil's Advocate"

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 2:45 pm

Very nice, John. I'm such a sucker for kid's views of the world.

"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

That's more profound than anything I've ever written in my life. Simply knowing what he means makes me feel blessed. Suddenly, politics seems so inconsequential.-------->JMS

homerski · Post by **homerski** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 10:27 pm

Johnny,

That one also struck me as exceptional, and it made my allergies flare up.

JH

songsmith wrote:Very nice, John. I'm such a sucker for kid's views of the world.

"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

That's more profound than anything I've ever written in my life. Simply knowing what he means makes me feel blessed. Suddenly, politics seems so inconsequential.-------->JMS

slackin@dabass · Post by **slackin@dabass** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 1:51 am

wow... this thread kinda gives me cavities, you know?

mjb · Post by **mjb** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 3:52 am

that was good. thankyou.

ZappasXWife · Post by **ZappasXWife** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 3:40 pm

Awesome...I love the one about Christmas presents especially.

Hayf · Post by **Hayf** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:30 pm

Excellent!! Thanks.

HH

JackANSI · Post by **JackANSI** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:37 pm

"Oh baby, don't hurt me, don't hurt me no more."

mistikalvalkrie · Post by **mistikalvalkrie** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 7:23 am

Awwe...that was so sweet! Thank you for posting that.

CHICKSINGA · Post by **CHICKSINGA** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 8:22 am

Thanks John, I needed that. I just had surgery and I'm feeling pretty miserable, but fortunately I'm surrounded by love, so it ain't so bad.

Trace

mistikalvalkrie · Post by **mistikalvalkrie** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 1:19 am

CHICKSINGA wrote:Thanks John, I needed that. I just had surgery and I'm feeling pretty miserable, but fortunately I'm surrounded by love, so it ain't so bad.

Trace

awwe....I hope you're doing okay. All my best for a speedy recovery, Trace!!!

CHICKSINGA · Post by **CHICKSINGA** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 2:11 am

Thanks, honey! getting there...

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 2:52 pm

Best wishes, Trace. Hope you feel better soon.--->JMS

CHICKSINGA · Post by **CHICKSINGA** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 3:51 pm

Thanks, Johnny. Getting there - of course a Superbowl win would only make things betta! This is the first bowl I can't drink but I'll survive!

Trace

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 7:26 pm

slackin@dabass wrote:wow... this thread kinda gives me cavities, you know?

LOL!!

I can't wait to hear some of the stuff that will come out of my 2 year old when she can talk better...

RFBuck · Post by **RFBuck** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:47 pm

Can't beat a kid's view of things

BDR · Post by **BDR** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 12:47 pm

My God, I'm sitting here at my desk at work tearing up. I have to agree with Johnny, when I read something like this, the "important stuff" in life doesn't seem so important anymore.

I loved the Christmas one — that's beautiful. How can a 7 year old put together such a deep and profound thought? I'm blown away.

r:>)

Asundor · Post by **Asundor** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:43 pm

VERY NICE!!! I WILL HAVE TO SHOW THIS TO THE WIFE WHEN SHE GETS UP. MAKES ME WANNA GO HUG MY KIDS!!!!

YankeeRose · Post by **YankeeRose** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 8:31 pm

Hope you are feeling MUCH better by now Trace!!!

Kids do say the darndest, sweetest and TRUEST things!