Some little stories that can touch your life.....

"The golden gift"
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Some time ago, a friend of mine 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 tree.

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 that
the box was empty. He yelled at her, "Don't you know that when you give
someone a present, there's supposed to be something inside of it?"
The little girl 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 her forgiveness. My friend told me that he kept that gold
box by his bed for years. 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 of us as parents has been given a
gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses from our
children. There is no more precious possession anyone could hold.


"The Most Caring Child"
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Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was
asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring
child. The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an
elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry,
the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap,
and just sat there. When his mother asked him what he had said to
the neighbor, the little boy said, "Nothing ... I just helped him
cry."


"What It Means to Be Adopted"
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Teacher Debbie Moon's first graders were discussing a picture of a
family. One little boy in the picture had a different color hair than the
other family members.

One child suggested that he was adopted and a little girl named
Jocelynn Jay said, "I know all about adoptions because I was adopted." "What
does it mean to be adopted?" asked another child. "It means," said Jocelynn,
"that you grew in your mommy's heart instead of her tummy."


"Roles And How We Play Them"
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Whenever I'm disappointed with my spot in my life, I stop and think
about little Jamie Scott. Jamie was trying out for a part in a school
play. His mother told me that he'd set his heart on being in it, though she
feared he would not be chosen. On the day the parts were awarded, I went with
her to collect him after school. Jamie rushed up to her,
eyes shining with pride and excitement. "Guess what Mum," he
shouted, and then said those words that will remain a lesson to me: "I've been
chosen to clap and cheer!"