The story begins on the day the little princess came into the

world, the day she received from her parents a very special gift

from God - her first kiss.  Because the gift was so precious, her parents took care of the gift while their daughter

grew up, saving it for when she was old enough to keep it in her own care.  Thus, when the princess was grown, she was presented her kiss (represented as a glowing light kept safe in a glass dome) to decide to keep it to herself always or to give away as she saw fit.

 

 Multiple suitors for the princess came and went - Prince Peacock, Prince Romance, Prince Treasurechest - but none of them seemed worthy of her kiss.  Though she grew worried of ever finding a husband, she kept close to heart the words her father told her, "save your kiss for the man you will marry.  Never part with it for the sake of a stranger."

 

  Finally, a common man came to the castle to see the princess.  He was strong and handsome, humble and a hard worker.  And above all this, the princess was struck by the kindness and sincerity in his eyes and manner.  He explained that he had worked in the palace fields for years, praying and waiting to find a woman to be his wife. One day, he saw her walking on the palace lawn, and he was struck with her beauty and her purity.  He said that he did not have much to give her - no gold, nor means to travel the world - but he did have one thing... his kiss.  He had been saving it all of his life, for her.  There was no doubt in the princess's mind that indeed he too was the one she had been waiting for.

 

   We offer you this story because we believe we are all children at heart and we all can learn from this tale.  We encourage you all to think about this , engage your imagination (no matter how old you are, your childhood imagination is still there, we guarantee it!), put yourself in the story and see what it is like to hold that light of purity close to your heart, to treasure it, to feel its warmth, to see the beauty it gives you.  Then imagine the bliss you had when you finally found the one you wanted to give that kiss to, and imagine the excitement and the joy of giving him that gift when you became husband and wife.