标题: Gold Wrapping Paper [打印本页] 作者: 妈妈妞妞 时间: 2004-3-29 11:52 标题: Gold Wrapping Paper 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 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 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.作者: and1 时间: 2004-3-29 11:56
看不懂作者: 葡萄干 时间: 2004-3-29 17:55
A moving story!
It's not until we lose a thing that we realize how important it really is, so treasure what we have now!作者: huaqf 时间: 2004-3-29 18:16
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.
I'VE GOT IT !作者: coolike 时间: 2004-4-9 23:37
最少应该有中文的介绍吧,这样不太好,毕竟不是英语沙龙.作者: flyingdagger 时间: 2009-9-13 11:12
Thanks a lot.
