UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
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Some time ago, a friend of mine punished his 4 year old daughter for
wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper.
Money was tight and he became infuriated when the small 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 over reaction... He opened the box
and his anger flared again when he found the box was empty.
Then he yelled at her:
DON'T YOU KNOW 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 for forgiveness. My friend told me that he kept that gold
box near 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 has been given a gold container filled with
unconditional love and kisses.
There is no more precious possession anyone could hold.