A group of teachers posed the question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds: what is love?
“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 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
“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 and 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 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 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
“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 that he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child. The winner was a 4-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.”
翻译：
老师问一群4到8岁的孩子们：爱是什么？
8岁的Rebecca：“我奶奶关节炎犯了的时候，她都不能弯下去涂脚趾甲油。所以每次到这个时候爷爷就为她涂，甚至是在他手也犯关节炎的时候也不例外。这就是爱。”
4岁的Billy：“当一个人爱你的时候，他们叫你名字的方式是不同的。你知道你的名字从他嘴里说出来感觉棒极了。”
5岁的Karl：“爱就是当一个女孩儿喷了香水，一个男孩儿撒了古龙水，然后他们出门，互相闻着彼此。”
6岁的Chrissy：“爱就是当你出去吃东西的时候，给了一个人一大部分你的法式薯条，却不要他们拿东西换。”
4岁的Terri：“爱就是当你累了的时候让你笑的东西。”
7岁的Danny：“爱就是当妈妈为爸爸煮了咖啡，递给他之前自己先喝一小口，看看是不是口味不错。”
8岁的Emily：“爱就是你整天都在亲吻。然后就算你们厌倦了亲吻，但是仍旧想在一起，而且你们会聊很多。我妈妈和爸爸就是这样。他们亲吻的时候好恶心哦。”
6岁的Nikka：“如果你想学会更好地爱，你就要从那些你讨厌的小朋友开始。”
8岁的Jenny：“有两种爱。我们的爱和上帝的爱。但是两种爱都是上帝创造的。”
7岁的Noelle：“爱就是当你告诉一个男孩儿你喜欢他的那件T恤，然后他就每天穿着它。”
6岁的Tommy：“爱就是一个老奶奶和一个老爷爷在彼此特别了解之后还是好朋友。”
8岁的Cindy：“在我的钢琴独奏会上，我站在台上，特别害怕。我看到所有的人都在看着我，这时候我爸爸在朝我挥手，对我微笑。他是唯一一个这么做的人。我就不再害怕了。”
6岁的Clare：“我妈妈比任何人都爱我。再没有别人在睡觉前还亲我的。”
5岁的Elaine：“爱就是妈妈给了爸爸最好的那块鸡肉。”
7岁的Chris：“爱就是当妈妈看到浑身臭汗的爸爸时，仍旧说他比Robert Redford帅得多。”
4岁的Mary Ann：“爱就是你一整天让小狗狗孤零零之后，他还凑上来舔你的脸。”
4岁的Lauren：“我知道姐姐是爱我的，因为她把所有的旧衣服都给了我，然后她出去买了新的。”……
7岁的Karen：“当你爱上一个人的时候，你的眼睛会眨来眨去的，里面会冒出许多的小星星。”
8岁的Jessica：“除非你是真心实意的，否则你不要轻易说‘我爱你’喔。但是如果你真的爱对方，那就经常说出来，人们通常会忘记这一点。”
最后一个：作家兼讲师Leo Buscaglia说起了一次做比赛评委的经历。比赛是为了找到最有同情心的孩子，冠军是一个4岁的小朋友，他的邻居是一个老人家，最近刚刚失去他的爱人。看到老爷爷在哭，小男孩儿就会走进他的院子里，爬到他的膝盖上坐着。
当小男孩儿的妈妈问他对邻居说了什么的时候，小男孩说，“我什么也没说，我就是帮他一起哭。”
