THE GIFT

One day a man punished his young daughter for wasting
a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he
was furious when the child tried to decorate a box.

   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 overreaction, but his anger
flared again when he found the box was empty. He yelled
at her, "Don't you know when you give someone a present,
there's supposed to be something inside it?

    His daughter 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 for her forgiveness.

   An accident took the life of the child only a short time
later and it is told that the man 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.

Pass this on to those you care about.
Remind them what the most precious gift in the world is--
Unconditional Love.