What love means

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:


"Love is that first feeling you feel before all the bad stuff
gets in the way."
-- Charlie, age 5


"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and
paint her toe nails 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
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 when someone hurts you.　 And you get so mad but you don't
yell at them because you know it would hurt their feelings."
--Samantha, 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 5