The Box full of kisses

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.”

The man was embarrassed by his earlier
overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found out the box was empty.

He yelled at her, stating, “Don’t you know, when
you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside?

The little girl looked up at him with tears in
her eyes and cried, “Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty at all. I blew kisses into the
box. They’re all for you, Daddy.” The father was crushed.

 He put his
arms around his little girl, and he begged for her forgiveness.

Only a short time later, an accident took the
life of the child.

 It is also
told that her father 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 one of us, as humans
beings have been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and
kisses… from our children, family members, friends, and God. There is simply no
other possession, anyone could hold, more precious than this.