Once, a friend of mine got angry with his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight, an...
Once, a friend of mine got angry with his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight, and he was upset when she used the paper to decorate a box for the gift
The next morning, the little girl brought the decorated box to her father and said, "This is for you, Daddy." He felt bad about getting angry before, but he got mad again when he saw the box was empty. He yelled, "Don't you know that when you give someone a present, there should 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 heartbroken. He hugged his daughter and asked for her forgiveness. My friend told me that he kept that old box by his bed for years. Whenever he felt sad, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of his child.
In a very real way, all parents have been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses from their children. There is no more precious gift anyone could have.
