"Butterfly Kisses"

We often learn the most from our children.  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.


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