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This is one of the most beautiful readings I have come across, enjoy!
>>Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.
>Touching words from the mouth of babes.
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>What does Love mean?
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>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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>"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."
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>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."
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>Billy - age 4(I love this one)
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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."
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>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."
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>>Chrissy - age 6
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>"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."
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>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."
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>>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"
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>>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."
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>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,"
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>Nikka - age 6
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>(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."
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>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."
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>Tommy - age 6
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>"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken."
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>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."
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>Chris - age 7
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>"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone
>all day."
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>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."
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>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)
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>Karen - age 7
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>"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's
>gross."
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>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."
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>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.
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>The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.
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>>The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an
>elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.
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>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,
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>"Nothing, I just helped him cry"
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>When there is nothing left but God, that is when you find out that God
>is all you need. Take 60 seconds and give this a shot! All you do is
>simply say the following small prayer for the person who sent you this.
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>Father, God bless all my friends in whatever it is that You know they
>may be needing this day! And may their life be full of your peace,
>prosperity and power as he and she seeks to have a closer relationship with
>you. Amen.
>>Then send it on to five other people, including the one who sent it to
>you. Within hours you caused a multitude of people to pray for other
>people.
>>Then sit back and watch the power of God work in your life.
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