The story goes that 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.”
The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger
flared again when he found out the box was empty. He yelled at her,
stating, "Don't you know, when you give someone a present, there is
supposed to be something inside? The little girl looked up at him with
tears in her eyes and cried, "Oh, Daddy, it's not empty at all. I blew
kisses into the box. They're all for you, Daddy."
The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl, and
he begged for her forgiveness. Only a short time later, an accident took
the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept that gold
box by his bed for many 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 one of us, as humans beings, have been
given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses... from
our children, family members, friends, and God. There is simply no
other possession, anyone could hold, more precious than this.
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