Again, I was sent this and it is so sad, yet so beautiful
Gold Wrapping Paper > >I received this from a friend who had a choice to make. It said that I >had 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 5 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 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. "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 a >Golden box filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family, >friends and GOD. 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. >