'Cotton Buds'

I have received so many gifts in my life. Some expected, like wine, perfume, lotion, cologne, handerkechiefs, bracelets, earrings, bags, wallets, shades, clothes, food, you name it, I got it as a gift. Hell I even got ten packs of cigarettes twice. Just recently, though, I got a pack of cotton buds. It was not a gift for any occassion, like most of my gifts. I just gifts every now and then from family, friends, staff, well, because they feel like it. Just like I give small things at random to people I feel like giving something to. Like little hugs and kisses. It is a way of saying, 'i care' or 'i thought about you', or 'i appreciate you'. Anyway, back to the cotton buds.


So I got this, bought by someone who felt I needed to clean my ears, I suppose. Or because she wanted to say, 'i care, i thought of you, i appreciate you'. Thing is, I still had a pack in my supply bag, so I put it in hers. Thinking that she could use it, too, if she already ran out. I forgot about it, until today, she brought it up. She said, she was hurt that I did not use the cotton buds and instead put it in her set of supplies, and she felt rejection. Oh goodness.


And there. A small thing about not using something given, spells rejection. Some people are sensitive that way. When I come to think of it, yes, she is right. I think if I were in the same situation, I would feel that, too. The lesson learned here is, aside from acknowledging the gifts handed to you, put above that how the giver would feel, flattered because you show that you love the gift, or saddened because you ignored the gift. More important is, do not take for granted the little things. Our life, after all, is made up of little things, woven together by how our character receive them.