Love is always bestowed as a gift — freely, willingly, and without expectation. We don’t love to be loved; we love to love.
Leo F. Buscaglia
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When I student taught, the teacher I worked with was wonderful. He read the story of Barrington Bunny at Christmas time and the kids LOVED it… it’s a story with such a sweet message. A few years later, I got to school and there was something on my desk with a sticky note on it. The sticky note said, “A gift, a free gift, with no strings attached. Signed: A member of your family.” I knew immediately it was from my old teacher friend… You are right – truly FREE gifts are the best kinds, and they are becoming more rare…
You can read Barrington Bunny here (in the second post) http://conversationattheedge.com/2006/12/19/greggs-wolf-story/
Susan,
Thank you. I, too, loved the story of Barrington. And as I read it I was thinking that a ‘free gift’ is a natural extension of really ‘seeing’ someone, knowing them, and giving them something that speaks to them.