“Many seasons are the season of giving, depending upon your beliefs and traditions. When is a gift truly a gift? Many presents are given with expectation. One can expect delight, thankfulness, joy. What happens when the gift that is given is because it does not truly come from the heart? Is a gift something given because the other person needs it or wants it? Whose gift is it? Yours because of your expectations or theirs because it’s something they desire? Never mistake an unwanted gift as a gift. If you’re giving something that is needed, but not wanted, don’t wrap it up in pretty paper and expect joy in return. Give it if it is needed, and let the real gift be the one that comes from the heart because you can see what the receiver has yet to discover.”
Wow! I’ve always sat with when is a gift a gift if the other person wants one thing and you want to give something else. This puts things into perspective rather plainly.
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