Craig Johnson's Karate USA

What does Love mean?
   
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
 
 
 
“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”   

Awesome.