전문가들로 구성된 한 무리의 사람들이 4~8세 어린이들에게 "사랑이란 무슨 뜻일까?"라는 질문을 던졌습니다.
그들이 얻은 답은 누구도 상상할 수 없을 만큼 폭넓고 깊었습니다. 여러분의 생각을 들어보세요...
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할머니께서 관절염에 걸리셨을 때, 더 이상 몸을 굽혀 발톱에 매니큐어를 칠하실 수 없었어요. 그래서 할아버지께서 손이 관절염에 걸리셨을 때에도 할머니를 위해 항상 매니큐어를 칠해 주셨어요. 그게 바로 사랑이죠.
레베카 - 8세
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"누군가가 당신을 사랑할 때, 그들이 당신의 이름을 부르는 방식이 달라집니다. 당신은 단지 당신의 이름이 그들의 입에서 안전하다는 것을 알 뿐입니다."
빌리 - 4세
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"사랑은 피곤할 때 미소 짓게 하는 것입니다."
테리 - 4세
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"사랑이란 엄마가 아빠를 위해 커피를 끓여서 한 모금 마신 후 아빠에게 주는 거예요. 맛이 괜찮은지 확인하는 거죠."
대니 - 7세
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"사랑은 늘 키스하는 거야. 그러다 키스에 지쳐도 계속 함께 있고 싶고, 더 많은 이야기를 나누게 되는 거야. 우리 엄마 아빠도 그래. 키스하면 더 징그럽게 보여."
에밀리 - 8세
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"사랑은 크리스마스에 선물을 뜯는 것을 멈추고 귀를 기울여 보면 당신과 함께 있는 방 안에 있는 것입니다."
바비 - 7세 (와!)
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"더 잘 사랑하는 법을 배우고 싶다면, 싫어하는 친구부터 시작해야 합니다."
니카 - 6세 (이 지구에는 니카가 수백만 명 더 필요해요)
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"사랑이란 남자에게 그의 셔츠를 좋아한다고 말하고, 그가 매일 그 셔츠를 입는 것이다."
노엘 - 7세
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"사랑이란 서로를 잘 아는 사이에도 여전히 친구로 지내는 늙은 남자와 늙은 여자와 같은 거예요."
토미 - 6세
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피아노 독주회를 하던 중 무대에 섰는데, 정말 무서웠어요. 저를 지켜보는 사람들을 보니 아빠가 손을 흔들고 미소 짓고 계셨어요.
그런 짓을 하는 사람은 그 사람뿐이었어요. 더 이상 두렵지 않았어요."
신디 - 8세
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"사랑이란 엄마가 아빠에게 가장 맛있는 닭고기를 주는 거예요."
엘레인 - 5세
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"사랑이란 엄마가 아빠가 냄새나고 땀에 젖어 있는 것을 보고도 로버트 레드포드보다 더 잘생겼다고 말하는 거야."
크리스 - 7세
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"사랑이란 당신이 하루 종일 강아지를 혼자 두었을 때에도 당신의 얼굴을 핥는 것입니다."
메리 앤 - 4세
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"언니가 나를 사랑한다는 걸 알아요. 왜냐하면 언니는 나한테 낡은 옷을 다 주고 새 옷을 사러 나가거든요." (이게 바로 사랑이에요!)
로렌 - 4세
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"당신이 누군가를 사랑하면, 당신의 속눈썹은 위아래로 움직이고 작은 별들이 당신 몸에서 나옵니다." (정말 멋진 이미지예요!)
카렌 - 7세
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"사랑이란 엄마가 아빠가 변기에 있는 것을 보고 그것이 역겹지 않다고 생각하는 것입니다."
마크 - 6세
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"진심이 아니면 '사랑해'라고 말하면 안 돼. 하지만 진심이라면 많이 말해야 해. 사람들은 잊어버리거든."
제시카 - 8세
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그리고 마지막 하나는...
작가이자 강사인 레오 부스칼리아는 자신이 심사위원으로 요청받은 한 대회에 대해 이야기한 적이 있습니다. 그 대회의 목적은 가장 배려심 깊은 아이를 찾는 것이었습니다.
우승자는 4살짜리 아이였는데, 그 아이 옆집에는 얼마 전 아내를 잃은 노신사가 살고 있었습니다.
그 남자가 울고 있는 것을 보고, 어린 소년은 늙은 신사의 마당으로 가서 그의 무릎 위에 올라타 그냥 앉아 있었습니다.
그의 어머니가 이웃에게 무슨 말을 했는지 물었을 때, 어린 소년은 이렇게 말했습니다.
"아무것도 아님 
, 나는 그저 그가 울도록 도왔을 뿐이에요."
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" You don't SPELL love, silly,
You FEEL It"
Pooh bear to piglet
Need a printout of it. Printout
"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen."
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
Who were the "group of professional people"?
When you know your not.
It means your not worthy of being in someone's arms, and feeling at "home" forever!
But no kids said any of that this whole thing is made up. Give me a break.
Love is seeing someone at their worst and still thinking, "Damn. I get to be apart of this person's life, what a blessing."
Hi,
Who is the original author?
love is when you help someone wether they need it or not by the way im 9
Im 11 love is when you get in a fight but you forgive each other and resolve the problem together
Lucy, age 9
Love is when Mommy cleans up our messes.
And Love is beautiful onece you
get used to it! Like everybody loves
each other. We're all like one big family
that Christ created together! I love love! :)
Nice, but disturbing!
How does Bobby know so much?!
well this was disturbing and fun to look at at the same time.i have to say these kids really understand it.not the toilet talk though.on second thought, i really like it
So beautiful! Truly made my day and I am inspired to spread more love around. When I asked the same question to my eight year old, her answer was, when one person gives happiness to another, it is love. Cheers! Anjana
Children know love before they are born, I think... from there, they are nurtured (hopefully) and they love as they have observed "love". Parents are vital in this role. People in their lives who have substance and good character will rub off on little kids and they will run with that and grow! Sometimes, it is under tragic circumstances that a child must learn LOVE on their own, and it's tricky because environment and resources (or lack thereof) can mean the difference between an opportunity to shine, or to fall to a bad way of life. Either way, I firmly believe that angels are always around to guide them...
Love was feeling a thrill every night when my husband walked in the house when he came home from work.
Love is a holy God who became sin for me. Who loved me even though he knew I'd deny Him.
http://youtu.be/zi1siwA5EO8
Suffer the little children to come unto me. EXCEPT you become like one of these, you shall not see the Kingdom of Heaven.
Amen
Maranatha
It's a many splendored thing... And amazing. Love this...
Love is when you're going to the grocery store for milk and orange juice and you ask if there is something else you want me to get.
The absolute best article I have read in a long time.
At the end of the final one I burst onto laughing tears of joy.
Love is being able to see through a person's faults and still accepting them unconditionally for the goodness in them.
Love: When the happiness and well being of another is more important than your own.
I thought love was never having to say you're sorry.
Love is Christ. Then, and only then, love can be 'felt'. Little ones love because they are
inanely beloved of Christ...come to me as little children...trusting, forgiving, hopeful,
We all need to hear what God does and hear what little children hear and see. I am
as an old woman still learning. Are we ever to old (or harmed) to learn from the babes?
No!
love is when you feel somthing special for somebody or when theirs a special place in your heart for him/her
When I was a young teenager, my best friend's father took his own life. When I asked my mother what I should do, she said "Just go sit with him." I did. No words were necessary.
Such wisdom, beauty and courage!
Love is Evol backwards. Love is to evolve. Love will bring change in a person's heart.
Out of the mouth of babes......
Wow, that's great. Thanks for sharing about “What Does Love
Mean? See How 4-8 Year-Old Kids Describe Love”. I enjoyed reading your post
and I like your take on the issue. Thanks.
love begin from the smile we see around who is she / he ? , that i believe are we friends when ever its a smile bring loves between us.
love isbeing there for a person,loving without limit and accepting the weaknesses
for me, love is when i stand up behind the window waiting you, every day at 5 pm.
Love this! I occasionally work with children in my congregation and every single time I am amazed with their responses. I feel that love "means" nothing, it is a feeling beyond description. It puts the soul at real peace. The outcome, of course is harmony and joy!
when you're so happy and contented while helping others,that's love..
Everyday is a happy day. SMILING to everybody; strangers or not strangers. This is love means to me - Contagious.
this is great and powerful. Love is everything. it's a good thing to love
love is a word which as magic of changing the word starting with the same letter that is life
Love is when my teacher told me after class that I got the best grade, just to make me smile.
To me Love is when you would give your Life for someone,knowing that He or She would do the same for you.
Caring with special style with all the emotions focused therein at that moment is really a true feeling of love
Giving unconditional love without expecting anything whatsoever in return
Does anyone know what love is? if we did, why do we cry when we see the person we love with us, and when they're not?
Love is seeing past a person's mistakes or misgiving and only being aware of their innocence.
LOVE MEANS CONSIDERING OTHER AS YOU CONSIDER YOUR SELF
Love is when you leave something but keeps on going back over again whatever it takes
For me, Love is when you love yourself, and pass the love to others the kind of love you have.
LOVE MEANS TO ME NOT BEING JUGDMENTAL OF ANYONE, BEING ABLE TO ACCEPT ON FOR WHO THEY ARE AND LEARNING HOW TO ACCEPT THEM. NO ONE WAS CREATED TO BE PERFECT. LOVE UNCONDITIONALLY
caring and sharing,