READ THIS: Touching words out of the mouths of babes

What does love mean?

A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 - 8 year olds. 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 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. Chrissie age 6

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Love is what makes you smile when you are tired. Terri age 4.

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Love is when my mummy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him to make sure that it 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 mummy and daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss. Emily age 8

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Love is what is 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 love better, you should start with a friend who you hate. Nikka age 6 (we need many more Nikka's in this world)

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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 retital I was on 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 mummy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anybody else kissing me to sleep at night.

Claire age 6

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Love is when mummy givees daddy the best piece of chicken. Elaine age 5

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Love is when mummy 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 mummy sees daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think he is 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 alot. People forget. Jessica age 8

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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 boy whose next door neighbour, an elderly gentleman, had lost his wife recently. Upon seeing the old man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed into his lap and just sat there. When his mother asked him what he had said to the neighbour, the little boy said...'Nothing, I just helped him cry'.

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Hope you liked it as much as me.