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.