What does love mean

> These are really good, I don't think we were this smart at
> this age - at least I wasn't.
>
>
> A group of professional people posted 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 grandma got arthritis, she couldn't bend over
> and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandpa does it for
> her now 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
> mouths.
>          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.
>          Kari- 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 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
>
>   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 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 winner was a 4 year old child whose next door
> neighbor was an elderly man who had just lost his wife.
> When the child saw the man cry, the little boy went over
> into the man's yard and climbed on top of the man's lap
> and just sat there.  When the boy's mother asked him what
> he'd said to the neighbor, the little boy said "Nothing, I
> just helped him cry.