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 more upset when the child pasted the gold paper so as to decorate a box to put under a Christmas tree.
Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift box to her father 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 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 is 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 his unnecessary anger.
An accident took the life of the child only a short time later and it is told that the father kept the 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 anyone can hold .
Money was tight and he became more upset when the child pasted the gold paper so as to decorate a box to put under a Christmas tree.
Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift box to her father 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 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 is 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 his unnecessary anger.
An accident took the life of the child only a short time later and it is told that the father kept the 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 anyone can hold .
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- Posted by sethi
- Feb 12, 2012
- Comments (20)
Readers Comments
Morgine wrote: A very old story with an ageless message. Never judge a book, a experience or anything else with your eyes alone. Only your heart knows the truth hidden inside.
TANNAZ wrote: Ohh, this story really touched my heart!
Brodz wrote: With tears down my face and a softened heart, this story shows the power of love.
Subrata wrote: Touching story. Value of love cannot be measured. Value of gift does not depend on the material value. God's gift is all around us. We only need to find them!
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DIANA wrote: Life can be so short but what we leave behind can be eternal.
Analola wrote: What an absolutely touching story. Most of us parents have found ourselves doing this to some degree or another. Gosh i want to hug my boy right now! Beautiful, thank you for sharing!
AMJAD BABAR wrote: The gold wrapped cift is a valuable lesson for us. In every matter every body has in to every matter ist see. 2nd judge 3rd act. Dont look upper try to see deeper.
bookworm58 wrote: Thank you so much for this sweet story. It brought tears to my eyes but happy ones not sad ones. Our children do bring love into our lives in special ways. Hope to read more storys from you again.
BeansD wrote: Touching story! Thanks for sharing.
Busygirl wrote: Thank you for sharing and bringing a smile to my heart.
