Lulua
09-06-2003, 00:51
Thought I should share this with you all ...
The story goes that some time ago a man punished his 5-year-old daughter for
wasting a roll of expensive gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he
became even more upset when the child pasted the gold paper so as to
decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little
girl brought the gift box to her father the next morning and said, "This is
for you, Daddy." The father was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but
his anger flared again when he found the box was empty. He spoke to her 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?" The little girl looked
up at him with tears in her eyes and said, "Oh, Daddy, it's not empty. I
blew kisses into it until it was full." The father was crushed. He fell on
his knees and put his arms around his little girl, and he begged her to
forgive
him for his unnecessary anger.
An accident took the life of the child only a short time later and it is
told that the father kept that gold box by his bed for all the years of his
life. And whenever he was discouraged or faced difficult problems he 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. You can:
* 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. Think positive and act. This is nice -
finding something positive out of every negative which we don't always
manage to do.
* I am thankful....For the husband who snores all night, because he is at
home asleep with me and not with someone else.
* For my teenage daughter who is complaining about doing dishes, because
that means she is at home & not on the streets.
* For the taxes that I pay, because it means that I am employed.
* For the mess to clean after a party, because it means that I have been
surrounded by friends.
* For the clothes that fit a little too snug, because it means I have enough
to eat.
* For my shadow that watches me work, because it means I am out in the
sunshine.
* For a floor that needs mopping, and windows that need cleaning, because it
means I have a home.
* For all the complaining I hear about the government, because it means that
we have freedom of speech.
* For the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot, because it
means I am capable of walking and that have been blessed with
transportation.
* For the noise I have to bear from my neighbors, because it means that I
can hear.
* For the pile of laundry and ironing, because it means I have clothes to
wear.
* For weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day, because it means I
have been capable of working hard.
* For the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours, because it means
that I am alive.
AND FINALLY...
* For too much e-mail, because it means I have friends who are thinking of
me. Send this to someone you care about. I JUST DID!!!!
THINK POSITIVE!!
The story goes that some time ago a man punished his 5-year-old daughter for
wasting a roll of expensive gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he
became even more upset when the child pasted the gold paper so as to
decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little
girl brought the gift box to her father the next morning and said, "This is
for you, Daddy." The father was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but
his anger flared again when he found the box was empty. He spoke to her 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?" The little girl looked
up at him with tears in her eyes and said, "Oh, Daddy, it's not empty. I
blew kisses into it until it was full." The father was crushed. He fell on
his knees and put his arms around his little girl, and he begged her to
forgive
him for his unnecessary anger.
An accident took the life of the child only a short time later and it is
told that the father kept that gold box by his bed for all the years of his
life. And whenever he was discouraged or faced difficult problems he 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. You can:
* 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. Think positive and act. This is nice -
finding something positive out of every negative which we don't always
manage to do.
* I am thankful....For the husband who snores all night, because he is at
home asleep with me and not with someone else.
* For my teenage daughter who is complaining about doing dishes, because
that means she is at home & not on the streets.
* For the taxes that I pay, because it means that I am employed.
* For the mess to clean after a party, because it means that I have been
surrounded by friends.
* For the clothes that fit a little too snug, because it means I have enough
to eat.
* For my shadow that watches me work, because it means I am out in the
sunshine.
* For a floor that needs mopping, and windows that need cleaning, because it
means I have a home.
* For all the complaining I hear about the government, because it means that
we have freedom of speech.
* For the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot, because it
means I am capable of walking and that have been blessed with
transportation.
* For the noise I have to bear from my neighbors, because it means that I
can hear.
* For the pile of laundry and ironing, because it means I have clothes to
wear.
* For weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day, because it means I
have been capable of working hard.
* For the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours, because it means
that I am alive.
AND FINALLY...
* For too much e-mail, because it means I have friends who are thinking of
me. Send this to someone you care about. I JUST DID!!!!
THINK POSITIVE!!