Love is ...

I got this as an e-mail. You may have heard it before but it's worth reading again. It made me smile an feel good inside...hope it does the same for ya'll.

I LOVE YOU!

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.

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"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate."

Nikka - age 6
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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 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 what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen."

Bobby - age 7
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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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"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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"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day."

Mary Ann - age 4
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"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you."

Karen - age 7
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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 was sharing stories about the sensitivity of children.

He talked about 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"