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Some time ago, a friend of mine punished his 4 year old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became infuriated when the small child tried to decorate a box to put under the 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 over reaction... He opened the box and his anger flared again when he found the box was empty.
Then he yelled at her:
DON'T YOU KNOW when you give someone a present there's supposed to be something inside of 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 crushed. He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged her for forgiveness. My friend told me that he kept that gold box near his bed for years.
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 has been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses.
There is no more precious possession anyone could hold.
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| Author: Olufemi 16 Apr 2008 | Member Level: Diamond Points : 4 |
Thanks for this write up,
There is nothing that is greater than love on this earth, I will want to all members to emulate the gesture of this small girl. Materialism sometime are vanity but intension and love sometime means a lot and they stay longer than material things that will fade or perish with time.
Olufemi
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| Author: Shreshtha 16 Apr 2008 | Member Level: Diamond Points : 1 |
Thanks for the appreciation!
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| Author: Karpagam 10 Jun 2008 | Member Level: Gold Points : 1 |
Hi shreshtha,
Nice one which reveals true love and affection.
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