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.
