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Accord Man 12-06-2002 12:10 PM

Just a little something to make you think for this Christmas
 
Got this in an E-mail..


>The story goes that some time ago, a man punished
>his 5-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of expensive
>gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became even
>more upset when the child pasted the gold paper so as to
>decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree.
>
>Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift box
>to her father
> >the next morning and said, "This is for you, Daddy."
> >
> >The father was embarrassed by his earlier
> >overreaction, but his
> >anger flared again when he found the box was empty.
> >He spoke to
> >her in a harsh manner: "Don't you know, young lady,
> >when you give someone a
> >present there's supposed to be something inside the
> >package?
> >
> >The little girl looked up at him with tears in her
> >eyes and said:
> >"Daddy, it's not empty. I blew kisses into it until
> >it was full."
> >
> >The father was crushed. He fell on his knees and
> >put his arms
> >around his little girl, and he begged her to forgive
> >him for his unnecessary anger.
> >
> >An accident took the life of the child only a short
> >time later
> >and it is told that the father kept that gold box by
> >his bed for
> >all the years of his life. And whenever he was
> >discouraged or
> >faced difficult problems he would open the box and
> >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 human beings
> >have been given
> >a golden box filled with unconditional love and
> >kisses from our children,
> >family, friends and God.
> >
> >There is no more precious possession anyone could
> >hold.

ohiochica 12-06-2002 12:29 PM

thank you for the reminder.

ShEaNy 12-06-2002 01:44 PM

i think im going to cry *sniff* ;( ;)

Rob 12-06-2002 03:15 PM

wow.....speechless...........

juvenile 12-06-2002 03:29 PM

Very touching! Thank you!

SofaKingSmooth 12-06-2002 04:53 PM

nice story...:yes: :yes:

mt.biker 12-06-2002 05:05 PM

speechless

I was touched by that

94_AcCoRd_EX 12-06-2002 05:20 PM

That's a touching story :) A very nice reminder.

pdiggitydogg 12-06-2002 09:45 PM

wow...i feel all warm and fuzzy...*sniff*


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