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."
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.
You now have two choices, you can:
1) Pass this on to your friends; or
2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.
As you can see, I took choice number 1 - Friends are
angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
Happiness is not pleasure, it is victory. Live today like its the last day of your life;
treat others as you would like them to treat you;
always end the conversation with a smile . . . |
