Presents are symbolic. When you give them in your personal life, they should show that you are paying attention to the person to whom you're giving them.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Presents can make up for some of the disappointments that life doles out, such as it makes almost no sense and is coming to an end more quickly than ever.
Giving gifts to others is a fundamental activity, as old as humanity itself. Yet in the modern, complex world, the particulars of gift-giving can be extraordinarily challenging.
As we give presents at Christmas, we need to recognize that sharing our time and ourselves is such an important part of giving.
So I show appreciation for the little gifts that have been handed to me.
The best present I've ever given someone is myself. I've given it to everyone.
You do have to be fairly selfish when you have a gift. You cannot afford to let too many outside things get in the way.
Gifts must affect the receiver to the point of shock.
A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
I get mad when people give me presents. I don't want them, I don't need them.
Presents don't really mean much to me. I don't want to sound mawkish, but - it was the realization that I have a great many people in my life who really love me, and who I really love.