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...

1. "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

2. "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

3. "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

4. "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

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

Terri - age 4

6. "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

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

8. "Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen."

Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)

9. "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)

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

Noelle - age 7

11. "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

12. "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

13. "My mommy loves me more than anybody . You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night."

Clare - age 6

14. "Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken."

Elaine-age 5

15. "Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford."

Chris - age 7

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

Mary Ann - age 4

17. "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

18. "When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you." (what an image)

Karen - age 7

19. "Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross."

Mark - age 6

20. "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

21. 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"

一组专业人员向一群四到八岁的孩子问了这样一个问题：“爱是什么意思？”

结果答案的广度和深度却出乎所有人意料之外。看看你是怎么想的……

1. "我奶奶得了关节炎，再也不能弯下来涂脚趾甲。于是我爷爷总是给她涂，甚至当他自己的手得了关节炎也是这样。这就是爱。"

丽贝卡- 八岁

2. "当有人爱上你，他说你名字的方式是不一样的。你就知道你的名字在他嘴里说出来感觉棒极了。"

比利 - 四岁

3. "爱就是女孩抹香水男孩涂古龙水，然后他们出去，互相闻着。"

卡尔 - 五岁

4. "爱就是当你出去吃饭时，你把自己大部分薯条给某个人，而却并不在意他是不是也给你。"

克里希- 六岁

5. "爱就是在你累的时候让你笑起来的东西。"

特里- 四岁

6. "爱就是当我妈咪给爹地泡咖啡，在给他之前先尝一口，看看味道是不是还可以。"

丹尼 - 七岁

7. "爱就是你们一直接吻的时候。然后你们厌烦了接吻，但你们仍然想呆在一起，而且你们聊得更多。妈咪和爹地就是这样的。他们接吻的时候，看上去很下流。"

艾蜜俐 - 八岁

8. "爱就是圣诞节当你在房间里拆开礼物时，让你停下来去听的东西。"

鲍比 - 七岁 (哇!)

9. "如果你想学着爱得更好，就应该从爱你所恨的人开始。"

妮卡 - 六岁

(在这个星球上我们需要千千万万更多的小妮卡们)

10. "爱就是当你告诉一个男孩你喜欢他的衬衫，他就每天都穿着它。"

诺艾尔 - 七岁

11. "爱就像一个小老太婆和一个小老头儿，尽管他们彼此很了解，但却仍然是朋友。"

汤米 - 六岁

12. "在钢琴独奏会上，我在台上，很紧张。望着台下，所有人都在看我。我看到爹地冲我挥手微笑，只有他一个人这么做。我就不再感到紧张了。"

辛迪 - 八岁

13. "妈咪爱我胜过所有人。没有人像她那样在晚上吻着我入睡。"

克莱尔 - 六岁

14. "爱就是在妈咪把最好的鸡块给爹地的时候。"

伊莱恩 -五岁

15. "爱就是妈咪看到爹地一身臭汗的样子却仍然说他比劳勃·瑞福还帅。"

克莉丝 - 七岁

16. "爱就是你一整天扔下你的小狗狗不管，而它却仍然舔你的脸的时候。"

玛丽·安 - 四岁

17. "我知道我姐姐爱我，因为她把她所有的旧衣服都给了我，而她却不得不出去买新的。"

劳伦 - 四岁

18. "当你爱上某个人，你的睫毛忽上忽下的，小星星从里面出来。" (这会是什么样子)

卡伦 - 七岁

19. "爱就是当妈咪进卫生间看到爹地在里面，而她却并不觉得恶心的时候。"

马克 - 六岁

20. "你真的不能说出‘我爱你’，除非你是来真的。但是一旦你是来真的，你就应该经常说。人们总是忘记。"

杰西卡 - 八岁

21. 最后一个 -- 作家兼讲师里欧·布斯加利亚曾经谈到一次比赛，当时他被邀去当评委。那次比赛是要评出最有爱心的小孩。获胜者是一个四岁的孩子，他的邻居是一位新近丧妻的老者。这个小男孩看到那个老人哭泣，便走进他的院子，爬到他的膝上，然后就坐在那儿。后来他妈妈问他对那个邻居说了什么，小男孩说：“什么也没说，我只是帮着他哭。”

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