To me gifts have meanings. You want to give something to someone out of love, pure friendship or as a reward. If there is any other type of motive behind it I do not know how anyone can call it a gift because it simply is not.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Gift or Bribe?
I think there is definitley such thing as a free gift. At times I think people's motives are what interfere with this idea or concept. I know for a fact that when my parents give me gifts they do not expect anything back in return. They are doing something nice for a loved one. I think at times people give others things because they want something in return. I am guilty of this and I am sure that almost everyone esle is too. I do not know if I would consider that as being a form of a gift. If I were to give something to someone and want a favor or something back in return I would view it as some sort of bribe or agreement.
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I totally agree. It's people's motives that make a gift free or not. There can be free gifts; ie the definition of a gift is "something given voluntarily without payment in return".
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