What Does Love Mean? by kids aged 4 to 8

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 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.’

(what an image)

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."

 

附上参考翻译一份:

爱是什么?

一组研究人员向一群4到8岁的小朋友提出了这样一个问题:爱是什么?

得到的回答的深度和广度却是出乎很多人意料的,那么,来看看你是怎么想的吧:

 

“当我的奶奶得了关节炎,再也不能弯腰涂脚指甲油了,于是这就成了我爷爷的每日功课,即便当他自己的手也得了关节炎也是如此,这就是爱。”

丽贝卡 – 8岁

 

“当有人爱上你,他说你名字的方式是不一样的。不论他们怎么称呼你,他们给你的称呼都是友善的。”

比利 – 4岁

 

“爱就是在你累的时候让你笑起来的东西。”

泰瑞 – 4岁

 

“爱就是当我妈咪给爹地泡咖啡时,会先尝一口,看看味道是不是够棒。”

丹尼 – 7岁

 

“爱就是你们一直亲吻,然后会有开始厌烦的时候,但却仍然想要呆在一起,并且聊的更多,我的爸爸妈妈就是这样,他们接吻的时候,看上去会有点不雅。”

艾米丽 – 8岁

 

“爱就是圣诞节时在你的房间里让你停止拆开礼物,去静静聆听的东西。”

鲍比 – 7岁(Wow!)

 

“如果你想学习如何更好去爱,你就应该从爱你所恨的人开始。”

妮卡 – 6岁(在这个星球上我想我们需要千千万万个小妮卡)

 

“爱就是当你告诉一个男孩你喜欢他的T恤,他就会每天都穿。”

诺埃尔 – 7岁

 

“爱就像一个小老太婆和小老头,尽管他们把对方看得很透彻,但仍然是朋友。”

汤米 – 6岁

 

“钢琴独奏会上,我在台上,很紧张。台下所有人都在看我,我看到爹地冲我挥手微笑,只有他一个人这么做。我就不再感到紧张了。”

辛迪 – 8岁

 

“爱就是妈咪把最好的鸡块给老爹的时候。”

伊莱恩 – 5岁

 

“爱就是妈咪看到老爹一身臭汗却还说他比罗伯特·雷德福还帅的时候。”

克丽丝 – 7岁

 

“爱就是你把小狗狗扔下一天不管的时候,它还会跑来舔你的脸。”

玛丽·安 – 4岁

 

“我知道我的姐姐爱我,因为她把旧衣服都留给我了,而她却不得不出去买新的。”

劳伦 – 4岁

 

“当你爱上谁谁时,你的睫毛忽上忽下的,然后就有好多小星星从里面跑出来。”(好有画面感!)

卡伦 – 7岁

 

“爱就是当妈咪看到老爹正在上厕所,而不感到恶心的时候。”

马克 – 6岁

 

“你真的不应该随便说‘我爱你’,除非你是真的爱了,但是,一旦你是来真的,你就应该经常说,而这时候人们却总是忘记。”

杰西卡 – 8岁

 

最后一个,作家兼讲师里欧·布斯加利亚曾经谈到一场比赛,他被邀去当评委。那次比赛是要评出最有爱心的小孩。获胜者是一个四岁的孩子,他的邻居是一位 刚刚失去妻子的老者。这个小男孩看到老人在哭泣,便走进他的院子,爬到他的膝上,然后就坐在那儿。后来他妈妈问他对那个邻居说了什么,小男孩说:“什么也没说,我只是帮着他哭。”

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