“I imagine giving someone such a gift and then having it returned. Parents are always giving things that are not taken.”
“Parents are always giving things that are not taken”
“But I really would love to give her a very special gift. I was hoping if I did, she might give me a kiss in return, instead of the brotherly hugs I always get instead.”
“Return something not for the possibility of a reward, but for the joy of giving a gift which you did not have to pay for.”
“The only gift I have to give, is the ability to receive. If giving is a gift, and it surely is, then my gift to you is to allow you to give to me.”
“While you have a thing it can be taken from you…..but when you give it, you have given it. no robber can take it from you. It is yours then forever when you have given it. It will be yours always. That is to give. ”