What is Love?
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 know that your name is safe in their mouth.” ― Billy, age 4
“Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.” ― Chris, age 6
“Love is when someone hurts you. And you get so mad but you don’t yell at them because you know it would hurt their feelings.” ― Samantha, 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 what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.” ― Bobby, age 5
“Love is hugging. Love is kissing. Love is saying no.” ― Patty, age 8
“When you tell someone something bad about yourself and you’re scared they won’t love you anymore. But then you get surprised because not only do they still love you, they love you even more.” ― Matthew, age 7
“There are two kinds of love. Our love. God’s love. But God makes both kinds of them.” ― Jenny, age 4
“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 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 5
“Love is when mommy sees daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.” ― Chris, age 8
“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
“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
一組專(zhuān)業(yè)人士向一群4-8歲的兒童提出一個(gè)問(wèn)題：“愛(ài)是什么?”得到的答案比其他人所能想到的還廣還深。看看這些答案，你能想到什么。
“我的祖母患了關(guān)節(jié)炎無(wú)法彎下腰涂指甲油，因此一直都是我的祖父幫她做這件事，即使他的手也患上了關(guān)節(jié)炎。這就是愛(ài)。”――麗貝卡(8歲)
“如果有人愛(ài)你，那么你的名字對(duì)他來(lái)說(shuō)與眾不同。而且你知道他們永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)把你的秘密說(shuō)出去。”――比利(4歲)
“愛(ài)是當(dāng)你出去吃飯時(shí)，把你大部分的炸薯?xiàng)l都給他們，而不需要他們把自己盤(pán)子里的東西給你。”――克莉絲(6歲)
“愛(ài)是雖然他把你氣得發(fā)瘋，你也不會(huì)對(duì)他喊叫，因?yàn)槟闩聜α怂母星椤?rdquo;――薩曼塔(6歲)
“愛(ài)是當(dāng)你疲倦時(shí)讓你發(fā)笑的東西”。――特里(4歲)
“愛(ài)是我媽媽為我爸爸煮咖啡，再遞給他之前都要嘗一口，試試味道是否很好。”――丹尼(7歲)
“愛(ài)是在圣誕節(jié)，和你呆在同一個(gè)房間，你會(huì)停止拆禮物而去聽(tīng)他們說(shuō)些什么。”――博比(5歲)
“愛(ài)是擁抱，愛(ài)是親吻，愛(ài)要懂得拒絕。”――帕蒂(8歲)
“當(dāng)你告訴他們你做的壞事后害怕他們會(huì)不再愛(ài)你，但卻發(fā)現(xiàn)他們不但還愛(ài)你，而且更愛(ài)你了。”――馬修(7歲)
“有兩種愛(ài)。我們的愛(ài)和上帝的愛(ài)，但這兩種愛(ài)都是上帝所賦予的。”――詹妮(4歲)
“愛(ài)是當(dāng)你告訴一個(gè)男孩你喜歡他的這件襯衫，他就天天穿著它。”――諾艾爾(7歲)
“愛(ài)就像一位小老太和一位小老頭，即使他們彼此非常熟悉但仍然是朋友。”――湯米(6歲)
“在我的鋼琴獨(dú)奏會(huì)上，我正在后臺(tái)準(zhǔn)備，心里非常害怕。我看了看臺(tái)下那些盯著我的人，發(fā)現(xiàn)我爸爸向我招手并沖我微笑，他是惟一這么做的人，我不再害怕了。”――辛迪(8歲)
“我媽媽愛(ài)我勝過(guò)任何人，你不會(huì)看到其他人臨睡前給我晚安吻。”――克萊爾(5歲)
“愛(ài)是當(dāng)媽媽看見(jiàn)爸爸渾身汗臭、滿身大汗的時(shí)候仍然說(shuō)他比羅伯特•萊福德還帥。”――克莉絲(8歲)
“愛(ài)是即使你把你的小狗孤零零扔在家一天，他還會(huì)添你的臉。”――瑪麗•安(4歲)
“我的姐姐很愛(ài)我，因?yàn)樗阉械呐f衣服都給了我，自己還得再去買(mǎi)新的。”――勞倫(4歲)
“如果你愛(ài)某人，你的眼睫毛會(huì)上下地跳來(lái)跳去，小星星就從你身上出來(lái)了。”――卡倫(7歲)
“你不要說(shuō)‘我愛(ài)你’，除非你明白愛(ài)是什么。但要是你明白了，你必須經(jīng)常說(shuō)。人么卻總忘記。”――杰西卡(8歲)
