Choosing A Birthday Gift

Throughout my life, choosing a birthday gift for anyone has never been a problem for me. Yet, this time, I have a problem choosing one for my best friend. I never have difficulty in choosing for her, because I know her. But reality doesn't go that way. Something inside of me changed, while I was looking for a birthday gift for her.

I realized this, when I went to search for a birthday gift two days ago. Usually it took me less than an hour to get a birthday gift, but surprisingly, it took me almost half a day to choose for her and eventually, I came back with an empty hand.

I was pretty confused during that time. All the shops that I entered, didn't give me a feeling that it would be a memorable birthday gift, instead everything looked normal. Well, I know she will appreciate everything that I give her, but I want her to have a different kind of birthday gift and also a special one where she will remember for her whole life.

But then, I'm also thinking “What is that something special that I should give her?” That’s also another question that I need to figure out the answer.

I remembered, when I went to accompany one of my family member to shop for a gift, she said this to me “It’s not easy to choose a gift. You need to give them something they will remember for their whole life.”

I didn't think much during that time, because for me a gift is just a gift. It’s a gesture of showing kindness, and honestly – during that time, I don’t want people to remember what I give them. But then, now I know it is actually more than that, so much more than that. It’s not about making people remember the gift for their whole life, but it’s also about the feeling.

You want that particular person to remember the special feeling when they receive that gift, and every time they look at that gift, they will remember the feeling.

Well, I guess I should do more research on what to give her. I have one more month to decide what I should give to her.