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.
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.
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?”
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.”
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.
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.
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.
