The Artdog Quote of the Week
We can never give as much as a person can imagine, in material terms. That's because (to borrow a line from Han Solo) everyone "can imagine quite a lot," but we mere mortals are finite beings with finite resources, no matter what we might wish to give.
Of course, if the recipient can be expected only to calculate material value, we are talking about a very shallow soul, indeed. I hope you don't have too many of those on your list (if you do, perhaps you should consider a few life-changes in the New Year?).
For most of us, giving gifts out of obligation, perhaps, but we hope also with love or at least respect, the key is thinking our way through to finding a personalized expression of our understanding of that person. That is rarely easy, and the effort should be valued far more greatly than we usually do.
If you're still on the quest for those perfect gifts, I wish you good hunting.
IMAGE: Many thanks to PeaceFlash, via QuotesGram.
We can never give as much as a person can imagine, in material terms. That's because (to borrow a line from Han Solo) everyone "can imagine quite a lot," but we mere mortals are finite beings with finite resources, no matter what we might wish to give.
Of course, if the recipient can be expected only to calculate material value, we are talking about a very shallow soul, indeed. I hope you don't have too many of those on your list (if you do, perhaps you should consider a few life-changes in the New Year?).
For most of us, giving gifts out of obligation, perhaps, but we hope also with love or at least respect, the key is thinking our way through to finding a personalized expression of our understanding of that person. That is rarely easy, and the effort should be valued far more greatly than we usually do.
If you're still on the quest for those perfect gifts, I wish you good hunting.
IMAGE: Many thanks to PeaceFlash, via QuotesGram.
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