一群专业人士向一群 4 至 8 岁的孩子提出了这样一个问题：“爱是什么意思？”
他们得到的答案比任何人想象的都要广泛和深刻。看看你的想法……
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“我奶奶得了关节炎后，就弯不下腰涂脚趾甲油了。所以我爷爷就一直帮她涂，即使他自己的手也得了关节炎。这就是爱。”
丽贝卡——8岁
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“当有人爱你时，他们叫你名字的方式会不一样。你会知道，你的名字在他们的口中是安全的。”
比利 - 4岁
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“爱就是让你在疲惫时也能微笑的东西。”
特里 - 4岁
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“爱就是妈妈给爸爸煮咖啡时，会先自己抿一口，确保味道合适才给他。”
丹尼——7岁
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“爱就是不停地亲吻。即使亲吻累了，你们仍然想待在一起，而且会聊更多。我的爸爸妈妈就是这样。他们亲吻的时候看起来很恶心。”
艾米丽——8岁
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“如果你在圣诞节时停止拆礼物，用心聆听，你就会发现房间里有爱。”
鲍比——7岁（哇！）
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“如果你想学会更好地去爱，你应该先从一个你讨厌的朋友开始。”
Nikka - 6岁（这个星球上还需要几百万个像Nikka一样的人）
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“爱情就是当你告诉一个男生你喜欢他的衬衫时，他每天都穿着它。”
诺埃尔——7岁
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“爱情就像一对老夫妇，即使彼此非常了解，仍然是朋友。”
汤米——6岁
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“在我钢琴独奏会上，我站在舞台上，我很害怕。我看着所有看着我的人，看到我的爸爸在挥手微笑。”
只有他一个人这么做。我不再害怕了。
辛迪——8岁
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“爱就是妈妈把最好吃的鸡肉给爸爸。”
伊莱恩 - 5岁
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“爱就是妈妈看到爸爸又臭又汗，仍然说他比罗伯特·雷德福还帅。”
克里斯——7岁
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“爱就是即使你一整天都把它独自留在家里，你的小狗还是会舔你的脸。”
玛丽·安 - 4岁
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“我知道姐姐爱我，因为她把所有旧衣服都给我，自己却要去买新的。”（这才是爱！）
劳伦 - 4岁
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“当你爱上一个人的时候，你的睫毛会上下抖动，仿佛有小星星从你身上冒出来。”（多么美好的画面！）
凯伦——7岁
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“爱就是妈妈看到爸爸上厕所，却不觉得恶心。”
马克 - 6岁
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“除非你真心实意，否则真的不应该说‘我爱你’。但如果你真心实意，就应该经常说。人们会忘记的。”
杰西卡——8岁
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最后一个……
作家兼讲师利奥·布斯卡利亚曾谈到他受邀担任评委的一场比赛。比赛的目的是找出最有爱心的孩子。
获奖者是一位四岁的孩子，他的邻居是一位最近失去了妻子的老先生。
看到老人哭泣，小男孩走进老人的院子，爬到老人的腿上，就那样坐在那里。
当他妈妈问他跟邻居说了什么时，小男孩说：
“没有什么
我只是陪他哭了一下。
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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,