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The Gold 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 that when you give someone a present, there's supposed to be something inside it?" The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and said, "Oh, Daddy, it is 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. It is told that years after his death, his daughter, in settling his estate, found that he had kept that gold box by his bed from that Christmas night, ever after; so whenever he was discouraged, he could 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 living souls have been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, friends, family and Heavenly Father. There is not a more precious possession anyone could hold. Please, take a moment today, and enjoy a big handful of memories. And remember, they'll melt in your heart, not in your hands!
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