In the spirit of the season, Melisa sent me this one courtesy of Duke’s Chowder House in Seattle. May it warm the cockles of your holiday heart as it did hers:
A Box Full of Kisses
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 over reaction, 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, 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’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. It is told that the man kept that gold box by his bed for years and whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who put it there. In a very real sense, each of us humans, have been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, friends, family or God. There is no more precious possession anyone could hold.
I hope that this touches your heart and makes you feel fortunate to be on the planet.
“Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.”
Happy Holidays!
~ Duke
While I’ll miss the small kisses of my own little people this year, I know my nephews are out there loving me “from infinity to beyond” just like Buzz Lightyear says!
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