shadenights

Nothing is more precious than the beauty of a child's perception ~~



A Box Full of Kisses


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.


- Author Unknown

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