>Subject: THE GIFT OF GOLD
>
>The story goes that some time ago, a man 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 Christmas 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 the box was empty. He yelled at her, "Don't you know 
when
>you give someone a present, you should put something in 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 for her forgiveness. An accident took the life of the child 
only a
>short time later and it is told that the man kept that gold box by his 
bed
>for many years and 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 humans, have been given a gold
>container filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children,
>friends and family. There is no more precious possession anyone 
could
>hold.