"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 -- 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"
What Love means - A Childs point of view
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wow. vain. thanks. i needed that.
rough day at work, a lot on my mind,
was feeling a bit raggedy but...this helped.
thanks.
i am emphatically NOT being sarcastic.
rough day at work, a lot on my mind,
was feeling a bit raggedy but...this helped.
thanks.
i am emphatically NOT being sarcastic.
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
Makes me wish that ALL men and women retained this lovely view throughout their lives, not just in childhood. Shows also how observant kids are, and how INTELLIGENT and BEAUTIFUL their observations are!
awww, where's my teddy bear? I need a cuddle now!
awww, where's my teddy bear? I need a cuddle now!
"Right away would be good. Right now would be better"
-- Nick Succorso
OK, so what's the speed of dark?- Larry the Cable Guy
"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones."
Thats classic.
Thats classic.
But if you're all about the destination, then take a fucking flight.
We're going nowhere slowly, but we're seeing all the sights.
And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.
Full of the heavens and time.
We're going nowhere slowly, but we're seeing all the sights.
And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.
Full of the heavens and time.
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Ya, I hate to play the jew card, but...Elfgirl wrote:Makes me wish that ALL men and women retained this lovely view throughout their lives, not just in childhood. Shows also how observant kids are, and how INTELLIGENT and BEAUTIFUL their observations are!
awww, where's my teddy bear? I need a cuddle now!
This one struck me. Besides being the first, it really reminds me of a jewish story about heaven and hell. Bear with the bad and shortened telling of the story, if you can."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."
Hell is a long banquet table with everyone sitting there, and with delicious food laid out. Everyone has utensils strapped to them, in such a way that they're unable to bring food to their mouths, and the people sit there forever, hungry.
In heaven, rather, the situation is exactly the same, but people feed each other.
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Holsety, that is the shortest version of that story I've ever heard/read!Holsety wrote:This one struck me. Besides being the first, it really reminds me of a jewish story about heaven and hell. Bear with the bad and shortened telling of the story, if you can.
Hell is a long banquet table with everyone sitting there, and with delicious food laid out. Everyone has utensils strapped to them, in such a way that they're unable to bring food to their mouths, and the people sit there forever, hungry.
In heaven, rather, the situation is exactly the same, but people feed each other.
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Right? Usually there's the lead-up with some guy having a dream and visiting them, and I think an angel travels with him, and all sorts of other stuff. I made it boringMenolly wrote:Holsety, that is the shortest version of that story I've ever heard/read!Holsety wrote:This one struck me. Besides being the first, it really reminds me of a jewish story about heaven and hell. Bear with the bad and shortened telling of the story, if you can.
Hell is a long banquet table with everyone sitting there, and with delicious food laid out. Everyone has utensils strapped to them, in such a way that they're unable to bring food to their mouths, and the people sit there forever, hungry.
In heaven, rather, the situation is exactly the same, but people feed each other.
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The longer version really is better...Wyldewode wrote:And interesting story, Holsety!
:::looks like it's common in many philosophies:::
Here is the most common way I've heard it. Still fairly short and sweet.
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