[Rhodes22-list] Thoughts to ponder

[kuzzal at comcast.net]

i really enjoyed reading this, pat, and passed it on to all my friends.
it's really beautiful.
thanks.
:)

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From: elle <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> 

> Those of you with young children will appreciate the 
> unassuming wisdom of these responses: 
> 
> elle 
> 
> 
> 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 (I love this one) 
> _____ 
> 
> "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 
> 
> _____ 
> 
> "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 (what an image) 
> _____ 
> 
> "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" 
> ______ 
> 
> 
> We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails. 
> 
> 
> 
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