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Today's
Meditation:
Giving is an important element of life-- it's something
that can give us great satisfaction, can make us feel
better about ourselves, and can make other people in our
lives feel very positive about life and living in
general. It's a shame, though, that we often put
little thought into what we give, or that we so often give
what we think a person should want instead of what would
really make the person happy.
As Pamela says, gift-giving is definitely a talent, and I
see this truth when I encounter someone who's really,
really good at it. There are many people who have
gift-giving down to an art, and those people light the way
for the rest of us. These are people who really
listen when people tell them what they want; they pay
attention to who the person is, and they aren't swayed by
what they think the person should be. I want to be
like that-- I want to see the people I love in their true
light, and be able to give them gifts that they'll truly
enjoy and appreciate, not gifts that they'll have to be
polite about and thank me for even if the gifts aren't
really what they wanted or can use.
Pamela's words are about paying attention to the people in
our lives. Getting to know them. Understanding
them. Listening to them when they speak.
Watching them live their lives to see their likes and
dislikes. And not imposing our own likes and
dislikes on others. Sometimes it may even mean
giving a gift that we never thought we'd give to someone
else, simply because we know that the person would really
like it.
When we give "lovingly and well," we share our
love with others. We tell another person that we've
cared enough to pay attention and to get to know
them. And what better message can we give to
important people in our lives?
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