Gold Wrapping Paper
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 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.
Friends are like angels who lift us to our feet, when our
wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
