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

"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."
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 Busca
glia 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 him what he had said to
the neighbor, the little boy said, "Nothing, I just
helped him cry."

After reading that i found this:

I HELPED HIM CRY...
Her little son of four years old
Seemed to understand
When the neighbor’s wife had died
And left a lonely man.
He saw him sitting on the porch
This man of eighty-one,
He went and climbed upon his knee
He sat there in the sun.
When the daylight turned to dusk
The little boy returned.
His older friend was smiling
Although his heart still yearned.
“What did you two talk about?”
“Oh, nothing,” he replied.
“I just went and sat with him,
“I thought I’d help him cry...”

DAVID GOFF