孩子眼中純真的愛(ài)

孩子眼中純凈的愛(ài)

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 know that your name is safe in their mouth.” —Billy, age 4

“Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.” —Chris, age 6

“Love is when someone hurts you. And you get so mad but you don’t yell at them because you know it would hurt their feelings.” —Samantha, 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 what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.”

—Bobby, age 5

“Love is hugging. Love is kissing. Love is saying no.”

—Patty, age 8

“When you tell someone something bad about yourself and you’re scared they won’t love you anymore. But then you get surprised because not only do they still love you, they love you even more.” —Matthew, age 7

“There are two kinds of love. Our love. God’s love. But God makes both kinds of them.” —Jenny, age 4

“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 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 5

“Love is when mommy sees daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.”

—Chris, age 8

“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

一群專(zhuān)業(yè)人士向一群4到8歲的孩子提出了這樣的問(wèn)題：“什么是愛(ài)?”他們得到的答案廣泛而深刻，遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超出了所有人的想象?？纯催@些答案，你想到了什么?

“我的祖母患關(guān)節(jié)炎的時(shí)候無(wú)法彎腰，不能涂腳趾甲。所以，祖父一直替她涂腳趾甲，盡管他也患有關(guān)節(jié)炎。這就是愛(ài)。” ——麗貝卡，8歲

“當(dāng)別人愛(ài)上你的時(shí)候，他(她)們叫你名字的方式都會(huì)與眾不同。你知道他(她)們總是小心翼翼地呼喊著你的名字。” ——比利，4歲

“愛(ài)就是外出吃飯時(shí)，你愿意不求回報(bào)地將大部分法國(guó)炸薯?xiàng)l贈(zèng)送給別人。” ——克麗絲，6歲

“愛(ài)就是當(dāng)別人傷害你的時(shí)候，即使你很生氣，也不會(huì)沖著他們大吼大叫，因?yàn)槟阒肋@樣做會(huì)傷害他們的感情。” ——薩曼莎，6歲

“愛(ài)是當(dāng)你疲憊時(shí)讓你開(kāi)懷一笑的東西。”

——特里，4歲

“愛(ài)是當(dāng)媽媽為爸爸泡咖啡時(shí)，她會(huì)輕輕地嘬上一小口，保證她端到爸爸面前的是最好喝的咖啡。”

——丹尼，7歲

“愛(ài)是你在圣誕節(jié)的夜晚停下忙于拆卸禮物的雙手，轉(zhuǎn)而細(xì)心聆聽(tīng)。” ——鮑比，5歲

“愛(ài)是擁抱。愛(ài)是親吻。愛(ài)是說(shuō)不。”

——帕蒂，8歲

“當(dāng)你把一些關(guān)于自己的不好的事情告訴別人時(shí)，你生怕他們不再愛(ài)你了?？墒?，你卻驚喜地發(fā)現(xiàn)他們不但愛(ài)你如故，而且愛(ài)得更深了。” ——馬修，7歲

“愛(ài)分為兩種：人類(lèi)的愛(ài)和上帝的愛(ài)。但是，這兩種愛(ài)都源自上帝。” ——甄妮，4歲

“愛(ài)是在你告訴一個(gè)小伙子你喜歡他的襯衫后，接下來(lái)的每一天他都穿那件襯衫。”

——諾艾爾，7歲

“愛(ài)是彼此了解的老奶奶和老爺爺仍舊還能成為朋友。”

——湯米，6歲

“鋼琴獨(dú)奏會(huì)上，舞臺(tái)上的我害怕極了。我看到臺(tái)下所有人都在看我。這時(shí)，爸爸朝我招手微笑。只有他那樣做。這讓我不再害怕了。” ——辛迪，8歲

“媽媽對(duì)我的愛(ài)勝過(guò)一切。除了她，沒(méi)人會(huì)在睡前親吻我的臉頰。” ——卡萊爾，5歲

“愛(ài)是即使爸爸渾身汗臭味，媽媽也會(huì)覺(jué)得他比羅伯特·雷德福還要帥得多。” ——克里斯，8歲

“愛(ài)是即使你將小狗獨(dú)自關(guān)在家中一整天，它也會(huì)親昵地舔舔你的臉頰。” ——馬莉安，4歲

“我知道我的姐姐很愛(ài)我，因?yàn)樗阉械呐f衣服都給了我，然后給自己買(mǎi)新的。” ——勞倫，4歲

“當(dāng)你愛(ài)上某人時(shí)，你的睫毛就會(huì)眨呀眨的，像小星星那樣。” ——卡倫，7歲

“如果不是真心實(shí)意，請(qǐng)別輕易地說(shuō)‘我愛(ài)你’。然而，如果你是真心實(shí)意，那就經(jīng)常說(shuō)‘我愛(ài)你’吧，免得人們忘記了。” ——杰西卡，8歲