Gold Wrapping Paper

Gold Wrapping Paper">>> I received this from a friend who had a choice to make. It said that Ihad a choice to make too.I've chosen. Now it's your turn to choose.> >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 thenext morning and then said, "This is for you, Momma."The mother was embarrassed by her earlier over reaction, but her anger>flared again when she opened the box and found it was empty. She spoke>to her daughter in a harsh manner.>"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 begged her 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 aGolden box filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children,>family, and friends . There is no more precious possession anyone could>hold.>>You now have two choices:>> 1. Pass this on to your friends, or>> 2. Delete it and act like it didn't touch your>heart.>> As you can see, I took choice No. 1.>> Friends are like angels who lift us to our feet, when our wings have>trouble remembering how to fly. If you receive this more than once in>return just know that your friends have also thought of you.>>