The Box of Kisses

Once, a man got angry at his young daughter for using up a roll of expensive gold wrapping paper. Money was tight, and he didn’t think she should be wasting it.

The next morning, the little girl brought him a box wrapped in that same gold paper.

“This is for you, Daddy,” she said with a smile.

The father felt guilty for getting so upset, but his frustration came back when he opened the box and saw it was empty.

He scolded her, “Don’t you know a gift should have something inside?”

The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes.

“Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty,” she said. “I blew kisses into the box—all for you.”

The father was heartbroken. He hugged his daughter and asked her to forgive him.

Not long after, the little girl passed away in a tragic accident.

For the rest of his life, the father kept the gold box by his bed. Whenever he felt sad or lonely, he would open it, take out an imaginary kiss, and remember the love his daughter had given him.

Moral: The most valuable gift we can give is love.

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