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:
'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 image)
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 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'
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15 comments:
That is beautiful. Where are they from?
Thank you for visiting My World !
And the sympathy for my cold. It was worth it, babysitting the grandkids. ! BUt there is a reason 50-year olds shouldn't have kids. I was exhausted!
These are truly wonderful, Sylvia. I love the eyelashes and stars description, and the little boy on the old man's lap.
Giving away old used clothes is love. I wish kids would think like that more often.
Oh, this was just sooo lovely, Sylvia! I confess, I kept looking for the one that was my favorite, so I could tell you here. Then, that last story grabbed my heart and SQUEEZED!!! (P.S. THAT one's my favorite!) But they're all TERRIFIC! I'm going to go read them again!!
These are all priceless. Your list just shows that young children have more insight than we give them credit for.
Aww, Sylvia, you made me cry! I must put this on Facebook so people will come here and cry, too.
Sylvia: Cool sayings from those intelligent kids.
Although I had seen them before, I enjoyed them just as much as the first time. Especially the last one.
I hope the pictures came through the second time, if not I'll try again from the Prof's computer. He sent them to me and I got the lot.
Hugs . . . Arija
Yeah, they came up with some good ones. Very observant of them!
Very insightful. I liked the last one a lot.
oh Sylvia...these are so poignant and wise...children are our teachers...so often WE forget to listen.
And adults sometimes say there are no words to describe love! Wise words from little people. Beautiful, thank you for sharing!
'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'I think this also deserve an award. Yes but nothing can match the last one . How nice . Innocence is the real word to describe the sentences ........
Children are so observant and perceptive - wonderful!
Got to share this with the hubby and the kids...
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