Some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old
daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he
became infuriated when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the
Christmas tree.
Nevertheless, the little girl brought the
gift to her father the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.” He was
embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he
found the box was empty.
He yelled at her, “Don’t you know that when
you give someone a present, there’s supposed to be something inside it?”
The little girl looked up at him with tears
in her eyes and said,”Oh, Daddy, it is not empty. I blew kisses into the box.
All for you, Daddy.”
The father was crushed. He put his arms
around his little girl, and he begged for her forgiveness.
It is told that the man kept that gold box by
his bed for years and whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an
imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.
In a very real sense, each of us as humans
have been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses from
our children, friends, family and God. There is no more precious possession
anyone could hold.
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