The Meaning of Love

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My daughter sent this to me thought you would like it. Nice way to start a

Monday.

The Meaning of Love written by 4-8 year olds

For a very long time, people have searched for the meaning of love. But

even the great philosophers, with their profound definitions, could not

fully touch its true essence. In a survey of 4-8 year olds, kids share their

views on love. But what do little kids know about love? Read on and be

surprised that despite their young and innocent minds, kids already have a

simple but deep grasp of that four-letter word.

" Love is that first feeling you feel before all the bad stuff gets in the

way. "

" 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. "

" When someone loves you, the way she says your name is different. You know

that your name is safe in her mouth. "

" Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and

they go out and smell each other. "

" Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your french fries

without making them give you any of theirs. "

" Love is when someone hurts you. And you get so mad but you don't yell at

him because you know it would hurt his feelings. "

" Love is what makes you smile when you're tired. "

" 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. "

" 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 but they look happy and sometimes

they dance in the kitchen while kissing. "

" Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening

presents and listen. "

" If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you

hate. "

" Love is hugging. Love is kissing. Love is saying no. "

" When you tell someone something bad about yourself and you're scared she

won't love you anymore. But then you get surprised because not only does she

still love you, she loves you even more. "

" There are 2 kinds of love. Our love. God's love. But God makes both kinds

of them. "

" Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday. "

" Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends

even after they know each other so well. "

" During my piano recital, I was on a stage and 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. "

" Love is if you hold hands and sit beside each other in the cafeteria. That

means you're in love. Otherwise, you can sit across from each other and be

okay. "

" My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me

to sleep at night. "

" Love is when mommy gives daddy the best piece of chicken. "

" Don't feel so bad if you don't have a boyfriend. There's lots of stuff you

can do without one. "

" Love is when mommy sees daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is

handsomer than Redford. "

" If you want somebody to love you, then just be yourself. Some people try to

act like somebody else, somebody the boy likes better. I think the boy isn't

being very good if he does this to you and you should just find a nicer

boy. "

" Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all

day. "

" Love is what makes people hide in the dark corners of movie theaters. "

" Love goes on even when you stop breathing and you pick up where you left

off when you reach heaven. "

" I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes

and has to go out and buy new ones. "

" 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. "

" You have to fall in love before you get married. Then when you're married,

you just sit around and read books together. "

" I let my big sister pick on me because my Mom says she only picks on me

because she loves me. So I pick on my baby sister because I love her. "

" Love cards like Valentine's cards say stuff on them that we'd like to say

ourselves, but we wouldn't be caught dead saying. "

" When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come

out of you. "

" Love is when mommy sees daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's

gross. "

" You never have to be lonely. There's always somebody to love, even if it's

just a squirrel or a kitten. "

" You can break love, but it won't die. "