What Is Love?

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.

“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 what makes you smile when you’re tired.” Terri - age 4


“Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.” Bobby - age 7


“If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,” Nikka - age 6


“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 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



The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child. The winner was a four year old child whose nextdoor 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.”

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