Is it just me or did gift giving nowadays go back to the time when it is really the THOUGHT that counts. Really, I noticed that it doesn't matter what anybody gives you, but getting one is enough. Maybe it's because of my age and the people I hang out with. But you see, I still got some expensive crap but all I thought about was, "I'm so thankful you remembered me".
I got the most useless stuff and still all I could think about was, "Is this really mine? How thoughtful of you!". I got candies, I got jackstones, I even got a used deodorant, but still the feeling of getting a gift, warms my heart. Don't get me wrong, all of them are awesome! It's just that even if I got a severed foot inside a Christmas stocking, I would've still felt the same way; happy to be remembered.
I was told that people tend to bring extra gifts when they go to parties so that nobody would be offended if they didn't get any. Well then bring it on! I will be the recipient of these fabulous, below P50, made in China trinkets! This way of thinking should be the norm of all gift givers from now on.
I hate recycling gifts. I think that when someone gives you a gift, you should either keep it or throw it away a few days after. Re-giving a given gift is just plain unethical. If there was a Constitution on gift giving, this would be right after the Preamble.
Article 1, Section 1 of the Constitution on Gift Giving states:
"Any object or monetary equivalent, given to a GIVEE by a GIVER, shall become the property of the GIVEE but is not subject to be re-given as a gift to another GIVEE."
But there are times when you really have to re-give a gift, I know. You scour old boxes and moth balled infused cabinets, looking for that unopened box of handkerchiefs or a really quirky mug. When you get this urge, always remember, if it was useless to you, what makes you think it would be useful to whoever gets it?
7eleven is just around the corner, and they are up to their word. They truly are open 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. Buy a card. Write down a sweet message. He or she would love it. If you're a bit generous, put some money in it. Everybody likes money instead of a Spiderman tie. If you want to be funny, put coins in it then draw a pig on the envelope with a message, "Let me start you off". You are reading this blog so therefore I believe that you are smart and imaginative. (You're either smart or bored. Either way you're reading it.). Let's put some THOUGHT on all our gifts, so that it truly will be the thought that counts.
