Giving and receiving gifts is one of the ancient customs that have been preserved throughout time and now, in the age of modern technology, has reached it's climax. Gift giving is an art and there are schools that specialize in learning people which gift is best suited for what occasion. Needless to say that gifts have become over time an industry, with billions of dollars made annually based on the natural desire humans have for giving and receiving.
Because, despite all the merchandise opportunities that gifts present, in essence, a gift remains a symbol of care, or, by case, of love. You offer someone a present because you want to make him happy. You offer a present because you want to bring a little piece of life in someone's life. And by offering gifts, you find an easier way to express your feelings toward a person. Sometimes it is easier to make such a gesture than speak... So, gifts have been throughout history a way in which people express feelings. That is way gift giving and receiving should always remain pure gestures, made only with sincere care...
Unfortunately, in our days, the society has become cynical, and gift giving is now a method of obtaining illicit favors. Now gifts are very often considered to be bribe, and, in many cases, this consideration is not far from the truth. As in many other aspects of life, evolution has destroyed the sacred symbols and replaced them with spoiled ideas, concentrated only on money and profit...
But, fortunately for this world, the simple people manage to hold on to their tradition and resist the global policy of mercantilism. This people are the ones that offer one another simple gifts, not expensive, but full of meaning and love. This gifts are worth much more than all of the oil on this earth. This gifts are worth a hole lot more than all the puerile reasons for fighting.
A gift manages to bring a piece of light in the hearts of the receiver as well as the giver. A gift manages to make a bond between two persons, a gift manages to destroy for just a second the meaning of money and profit...
Give a gift to the ones you love and see the glimpse in their eyes when they receive along with that gift a piece of you heart... This is true happiness... Learn to give, learn to receive, learn to live!