Gift-Giving

 Something about gift-giving that I feel most of us don't understand 

I recently received some Valentine's gifts from one of my friends, which contained a lot of stuff. When I got to know she would give me gifts, the first thing that came to my mind was that "I needed to get her something as well". Why? 
She told me that, it wasn't about giving and then receiving back, but for her, it was a way to show her appreciation and love, as for her I was a precious person to her, here in the UK, ever since she came!! 

After receiving all the gifts and coming home and unpacking them, I realized this: 

"a person can give anything and call it a day, but to give something personalized, special and something you love, knowing and remembering you like it, that is when you know that the person didn't just give it to you for the sake of gifting but actually meant to show their love, appreciation for you.

If somebody gifts me something saying, "Pearl, I love you lots/ I appreciate you/ you are precious to me/ I wanna show my love by giving you this, something that I know you love, by putting effort and time into getting/making it for you, because of my love for you/ keeping in mind of what you like, love and don't like, " then whatever they gift me, smallest or biggest, cheapest or expensive, if I like it, and they put their genuine effort in it. then I would feel their love in that gift!!!

and that is when you know it's not an exchange of gifts, it's just a gift and a precious one at that!!"

I sincerely welcome you to share the most precious gift you have received and why is it so precious to you?

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