The Gift of Time
Yesterday was a holiday and I received one of the best gifts that I have ever received, and it wasn’t done on purpose.
My wife hooked up with an old friend that neither of us has seen or talked to in about ten years. They went out for the evening and spent about seven hours catching up.
The next morning, we all -my wife and I, our friend and our two children, went out for breakfast. It was nice for me to see her and catch up as well.
Later in the day our long lost friend and some other friends came over for dinner. We barbecued, played card games and made homemade ice cream.
We sat around the patio, joking and talking, enjoying the beautiful weather and each others company. We ended about 11:00pm and all went home.
After all that your probably wondering what’s this “Best gift ever” is.
The gift was time. Quality time spent with friends and/or family. After everyone had left I was sitting there thinking how nice it was to to spend the day, not only celebrating our Nations Independence but to spend it with people who are important in our lives.
So take the time to give the gift that really costs you nothing, yet you can’t put a price on it. No amount of money can take the place of time well spent with others.
Call a friend, a brother, sister or mother. Get together and spend some time talking about old times and times to come. Share your goals and dreams with one another. It truly is the gift that keeps giving.
Without friends, no one would want to live, even if he had all other goods…Aristotle
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