This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------AFAAFFF66629E0E79A6B884B Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --------------AFAAFFF66629E0E79A6B884B Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from cen16391.century.net (ppp027.mh.centuryinter.net [209.142.143.58]) by pop.centuryinter.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id UAA26167; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 20:40:50 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 08 Aug 1999 20:47:16 -0500 From: John Powell <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Organization: CENTURYinter.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0C-KIT (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: [email protected], [email protected], Pauline Schleiger <[email protected]>, [email protected], Mark Powell <[email protected]>, [email protected], Doug Criss <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Fw: (gold box) References: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Doug Criss wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > From: Warren Cadenbach <[email protected]> > To: Arlene Sabbatini <[email protected]>; Doug Criss > <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 1:26 PM > Subject: Fw: (gold box) > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Rex Wells <[email protected]> > >To: Blaine Kuhn <[email protected]> > >Cc: Warren Cadenbach <[email protected]>; Greg&Linda lawhorn > ><[email protected]>; Gina Wells <[email protected]> > >Date: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 10:52 AM > >Subject: Fw: (gold box) > > > > > >>>> > >>>> The story goes that some time ago, a man > >>>> punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting > >>>> a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was > >>>> tight and he became infuriated when the child > >>>> tried to decorate a box to put under the > >>>> Christmas tree. > >>>> > >>>> Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to > >>>> her father the next morning and said,"This is > >>>> for you, Daddy," > >>>> > >>>> He was embarrassed by his earlier over- > >>>> reaction, but his anger flared again when > >>>> he found the box was empty. He yelled at her, > >>>> "Don't you know that when you give someone > >>>> a present, there's supposed to be something > >>>> inside it?" > >>>> > >>>> The little girl looked up at him with tears in her > >>>> eyes and said, "Oh, Daddy, it is not empty. > >>>> I blew kisses into the box. All for you, Daddy." > >>>> > >>>> The father was crushed. He put his arms > >>>> around his little girl, and he begged for her > >>>> forgiveness. It is told that the man kept that > >>>> gold box by his bed for years and whenever > >>>> he was discouraged, he would 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 humans > >>>> have been given a gold container filled with > >>>> unconditional love and kisses from our > >>>> children, friends, family or God. There is no > >>>> more precious possession anyone could hold. > >>>> > >>>> You now have the choice, you can: > >>>> 1) Pass this on to your friends > >>>> 2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart > >>>> > >>>> As you can see, I took choice number 1. > >>> > >>> > >> > > --------------AFAAFFF66629E0E79A6B884B--