> > "BUTTERFLY KISSES"
> >
> > We often learn the most from our children.
> >
> > Some time ago, a man punished his very young daughter for
> > wasting a roll of gold foil wrapping paper. Money was tight, and
> > he became angry when the child tried to wrap 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 that the box was empty.
> >
> > He yelled at her, "Don't you know that when you give someone a
> > present, it should be more than an empty box?"
> >
> > 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 her forgiveness.
> >
> > The man kept that gold box by his bed for years. 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 parents has been given a gold
> > container filled with unconditional love and kisses from our
> > children.
> >
> > There is no more precious possession anyone could hold.
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