Hi everyone, I do hope you are having a wonderful week.   I came across this story again and want to revisit it as I believe it is still relevant to each one of us.

The Golden Box : Some time ago a man got cross with his 5 year old daughter for wasting a roll of expensive gold wrapping paper.  Money was scarce and he was even more upset when she covered a box with the paper and put it under the Christmas tree.  Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift box to her Daddy the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy”.   The father was embarrassed by his previous over reaction, but his anger flared when he found the box was empty.  He spoke to her harshly, “Don’t you know, when you give someone a present there’s supposed to be something inside the package?   The little girl looked up at him in tears and said, “Oh 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 years.  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.  May we all continue to value our families and friends as we journey through our busy lives.   As I said, have a wonderful week and keep smiling.  Cheers, Pammy