The Simple Gift

Tricky thing, the wrapping of a gift. The art of wrapping something simple, has become somewhat of an art these days, and lot of thought goes into it, and has lately become an expensive matter. It's funny how people don't really care about what's inside anymore, we're more concerned about the wrapping. But often we can fool ourselves when accepting gifts, thinking only of the tinsel and not about the toy. If we just bothered to open our eyes and notice the gift lying far in the corner of the room, in the cold comfort of the shadows, and the dark crevices of neglect, that's where the best gifts are found, not wrapped in the best way and with the cheapest of wrapping.

Today, I found a simple gift, and one of great intrigue. Particularly this gift had been neglected for so long, it had eventually lost hope of being noticed altogether. But I learnt something from this gift, and that is, we have the power to wrap these gifts in either a good way or a bad way, simply by the power of our own words. Speak down to a person for long enough, and eventually that's where they'll place themselves. So I started peeling away the ugly wrapping, and got to have a peak at the gift inside, and I found something truly special. A warm heart, and a good ear to listen.

As I said, often the simplest of gifts are the best ones to be had. After all, the song says: "It's a gift to be simple, it's a gift to be free. It's a gift to come down where you ought to be. And when we find ourselves in the place just right, we'll be in the valley of Love and Delight." So the next time you find yourself presented with a gift, take the time to peel back the wrapping, and hopefully you'll find something wonderful.