gold wrapping paper
Gold Wrapping Paper > > I received this from a friend who had a choice to make. It said that I had a choice to make too. I've chosen. Now it's your turn to choose. > > 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 difficult 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 b eings, 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. > > > Friends are like angels who lift us to our feet, when our wings have> trouble remembering how to fly.
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