Gold Wrapping Paper

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'Gold Wrapping Paper'
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>
> The story goes that some time ago a mother punished her five year old
> daughter for wasting a roll of expensive gold wrapping paper. Money was
> tight and she became even more upset when the child used the gold paper
> to
> decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree .
>
> Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift box to her mother the
> next
> morning and then said, 'This is for you, Momma.'
>
> The mother was embarrassed by her earlier over reaction, but her anger
> flared again when she opened the box and found it was empty. She spoke
> to
> her daughter 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?'
>
> She had tears in her eyes and said, 'Oh, Momma, it's not empty! I blew
> kisses into it until it was full.'
>
> The mother was crushed. She fell on her knees and put her arms around
> her
> little girl, and she begged her forgiveness for her thoughtless anger.
>
> An accident took the life of the child only a short time later, and it
> is
> told that the mother kept that gold box by her bed for all the years of
> her
> life.
>
> Whenever she was discouraged or faced diff icult problems she 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.