Better here than there

This probably should have gone in the Fun forum but I felt it was so good that it should be posted where everybody will see it.

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:

"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

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

"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

"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

"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 imagination)
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"

That is one of the most beautiful and inspiring bits of Truth I have read in quite some time. I almost never go to the Fun Forum -- thank you sooooooo much for leaving it here.

Big bear hugs!

This is profoundly beautiful. Would that we could all think like these children, and wish that these precious souls were not the target of the world's ugliness. WONDERFUL

thank you tomi...i really enjoyed that......

See? I knew there was a motive to my madness! I'm glad you read it and enjoyed it!

AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH!! We're not only on the same page, but on the same paragraph and line!

It was one of those GREAT few and far between emails that slips by sometimes. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

wow, i read this after going through pictures of the twins when they were innocent babies and having a meltdown. kids are the most honest and innocent beings on the planet, and your post proves it. thanks so much for posting.
grace

Thank-you SeptemberMorn for the warm feeling.

Like I always say "Out of the mouths of babes!"

How old are your twins now? I always wanted twins.

I love to share warm feelings! You're more than welcome.

Oh this is just wonderful thanks! I think the cutest is when girls and boys smell each other!

Does that mean I'm still a "girl"? I still love a good smelling man!

Oh yes I just thought it was CUTE! I ADORE good smelling men!

hehehe Do I have a "smell" fetish? Know what else smells good? Clean babies and kids! Their own natural CLEAN smell. I've got two grandsons, one 11 and one 6; brothers. I could just bury my nose in their hair or their neck and keep it there for the duration! LOL

Smells also evoke long lost memories, mostly pleasant. Like the smell of raw garlic will bring my mom right back, sitting next to me! (sniiifffff! ahhhhhhhh!) Her hands would smell of garlic and onion after she cooked. YUUUUM!!