"What does love mean?" a group of professional people posed this 

question to a group of 4 to 8 year olds. 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 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 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  

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

 kinds of them." 

Jenny - age 8  "Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears

 it every day." 

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."

 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 purposeof the contest was to find the 

most caring child.  The winner was a four year old child whose next door

 neighbour 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 him 

what he had said to the neighbour, the little boy said,

 "Nothing, I just helped him cry."