Aren't all of us parents too hasty sometimes?


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."  He was embarrassed by his earlier over-reaction, 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 bunches of 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 or God.  There is no more precious possession anyone 
could hold.   


Edited by cousin Betty

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