Neutron
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> >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.
Tron
> >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.
Tron



