"A box full of kisses"
A 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. Never the less, 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 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's 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.
An accident took the life of the child only a short time later
and it is told that the man 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 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.
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have
trouble remembering how to fly."
Bewerber
