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Giving is Priceless

When was the last time you gave someone a gift or something? How did it make you feel? But why do we give in the first place? Most often we give someone a gift or a present as what the westerners call it basically because we want that someone to have it or simply because we want to give it. But for me there’s more than that. I give because I appreciate the person. I give because I want to help. Sometimes I give because I have to.  But you may have tons of reasons why you want to give.  It depends on your perception on what giving is all about. You may or may not give something for someone’s birthday and that’s OK, too. But there’s a danger when we give something with some “strings” attached to it. Or maybe problems crop up when we give with certain conditions. Sometimes, people would ask what happened to their gifts, or even look for it. “How come I don’t see you wearing the red shirt I gave you last Christmas?  Well, when I give a shirt, I don’t ask or look for it because I’m pretty ...