A Tear Jerking Story... that i never want to forget

"Gold Wrapping Paper"

By Roshni Mahtani

I recently received this forward from a friend of mine and I wanted to share it with you all. It's a very touching story and I am sure you all will enjoy it as much as I did. The story goes that some time ago a mother punished her five-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of expensive gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and she became even more upset when the child used the gold paper to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift box to her mother the next morning and then said,
'This is for you, Momma.'

The mother was embarrassed by her earlier overreaction, but her anger flared again when she opened the box and found it was empty. She spoke to her daughter in a harsh manner.

'What rubbish is this? Don't you know, young lady, when you give someone a present there's supposed to be something inside the package?'

She had tears in her eyes and said, 'Oh, Momma, it's not empty! I blew kisses into it until it was full.' The mother was crushed. She fell on her knees and put her arms around her little girl, and she asked for forgiveness for her thoughtless anger.

An accident took the life of the child only a short time later, and it is told that the mother kept that gold box by her bed for all the years of her life.

Whenever she was discouraged or faced difficult problems she would open the box and 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 human beings, have been given a Golden box filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family and friends . There is no more precious possession anyone could hold.

Gosh... tear jerking... and i never want forget this. But knowing me... I do tend to forget telling you things... and sometimes including things that matter. So i am putting this story here, for you to read it one day and maybe pass it on to the people you care.

And darling, I dont want to forget to tell you that I love you so.