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To: Paul Senior who wrote (12878)	7/30/2001 8:09:49 PM
From: Madharry	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 78748

ot > >>The Box The story goes that some time ago a man punished his > >>>>5-year-old > >>>daughter > >>>> > for wasting a roll of expensive gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became even more upset when the child pasted the gold paper so as to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift box to her > >>>>father the > >>>>next > >>>> > > morning and said, "This is for you, Daddy." > >>>> > > The father was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found the box was empty. He spoke to her in a harsh manner, "Don't you know, young lady, when you give someone a present there's supposed to be something inside the package?" The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and > >>>>said, > >>>> > > "Oh, Daddy, it's not empty. I blew kisses into it until it > >>>>was full." > >>>> > > The father was crushed. He fell on his knees and put his > >>>>arms around His little girl, and he begged her to forgive him for > >>>>his > >>>> > > unnecessary anger. > >>>> > > > >>>> > > An accident took the life of the child only a short time > >>>>later and > >>>> > > it is told that the father kept that gold box by his bed for > >>>>all the > >>>> > > years of his life. And whenever he was discouraged or faced > >>>>difficult > >>>> > > problems he would open the box and 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 human beings have been > >>>>given a > >>>>golden > >>>> > > box filled with unconditional love and kisses from our > >>>>children, > >>>family, > >>>> > > friends and God. There is no more precious possession .

To: Paul Senior who wrote (12878)	7/31/2001 12:24:24 PM
From: Allen Furlan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 78748

Paul, what you describe certainly was true when I was in Yokosuka 44 years ago. At that time, of the 10,000 Japanese employees at the U.S. Naval base only one had an automobile. When the salesman came in to show off the Nisan Bluebird to the Naval personnel it looked liked it was assembled by a committee.(never bought one because my money went into furniture). They have "come a long way baby." I married Sachiko, a girl from Kyushu Island, and our oldest daughter is now 41. In fact my wife is visiting her in Toluca Lake CA as I type. I hope you saw the excellent PBS documentary on the Nisei troops. On to investment. I do not follow Japanese companies but have MLN on my watch list. If it reaches 8.2 I will buy. This is a Merrill Lynch senior security which is guaranteed to give you 10 dollars in Sept 2005. If the Nikkei is above 14,153 by that time you will get an amount equal to 10*((Ending value-14,153)/14153) May be a little early to consider now but worth while watching. Best regards.