Gifting is an Art!
All of us give gifts to our loved ones on various occasions, such as Anniversaries, birthdays, birth of a new baby and so forth. However, not all of us are lucky enough to be able to elicit the response we are looking for from the recipient of our gifts. Have you ever wondered how certain people seem to be born with the knack of picking the perfect gift for others while you invariably end up picking a gift that the recipient is a trifle disappointed to receive? You have even tried at times to pick the same gift that this lucky friend of yours gave to his loved one for someone close to you, only to be disappointed with the lukewarm ‘thanks’ one again. So, what exactly makes one gift so different from the other in terms of being received, even though they may be of the same value or even identical items?
The answer lies on the other side. It is not the value of the gift that makes it likeable or otherwise. It is the taste of the recipient and the emotions attached to a gift that make it special or worthless. You must have yourself stored many gifts lovingly even though they are of no use to you just because you value the feelings of the person who gave the gift to you. In a much similar manner, you must have been excited to open a gift when you were sure you were getting the gift that you had asked for. On the other hand, you care little for the gifts from people who you know are just giving you a gift because the occasion demands it. Now, whether these gifts are expensive or mere trifles makes no difference to you. But if your grandmother, whom you love so much, baked a fruit cake for you on your birthday, you would relish it much more than all the gourmet delights put together.
Even though we may not have found a clear way as to how to pick a perfect gift, we have arrived somewhere. We know that if the recipient loves us, he/she will appreciate anything that we pick for him/ her. It will definitely be a double bonanza if we are able to buy for him exactly what he wants. If you really love our near and dear ones, you will know what they want and if they really love you, they will love what they get!