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Forum: Idea Exchange
Topic: Inspirational Stories
Topic Posted by: ModeratorOrganization: Bottom Line Underwriters, Inc.
Date Posted: Fri Feb 13 23:34:06 EST 1998
Topic Description: Sometimes, it all makes sense. See what people are sharing.
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Posted by: Anonymous
Date posted: Mon Jan 29 11:51:27 2001
Subject: The Gift
Message:
Just a reminder to us all of what's really important!
The Gift
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." He was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found the box was empty.
He yelled at her, "Don't you know that when you give someone a present, there's supposed to be something inside it?" The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and said, "Oh, Daddy, it is 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 for her forgiveness.
It is told that the man kept that gold box by his bed for 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 of us as humans have been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, friends, family or God.
There isn't a more precious possession anyone could hold.
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