Question:“On what to give”
On what to give
A gift is not an object but the time spent thinking of someone. Choose what shows the time.
Three descend. Choose what that person would never buy for themselves.
- A book with one handwritten lineThe reason you chose it stays on the first page.
- A tin of good tea leavesIt brings you to mind many times after the day it was given.
- A day spent togetherObjects wear out. A day remains.
The Greeks never let a guest leave without a gift in hand.