| I was only a little kid, I used to get very excited every | | | | to imagine a Christmas without any gifts. Afterall the |
| time I was gifted nice little boxes wrapped in shiny | | | | three wise men too came with gifts to see Baby |
| glittering paper. I believed that it shined because the gift | | | | Jesus. The same applies for other occasions like |
| was soaked with love- love filled gifts that glittered. | | | | Birthdays and other anniversaries where gifts are |
| Ever since, all special gifts became glitter gifts to me! | | | | given to mark the milestones in their lives and happy |
| Is there anyone in this whole wide world who | | | | occasions like Easter, New year and so on. |
| wouldn’t be excited in opening a huge gift box? | | | | Gifts need not be expensive stuff. They could be |
| I doubt so. ‘It is the thought that counts’- | | | | something as simple as a box of chocolates or a |
| We have often heard this being said about gifting | | | | bunch of flowers to show what you feel for them. |
| where your sentiments in gifting is valued much more | | | | You simply don’t need an occasion to gift the |
| than the value of the gift. It is said that the giver of gift | | | | special people in your life. |
| is blessed in proportion to the receiver’s | | | | Taking time to make a piece of craft, knitting a scarf |
| happiness on receiving the ‘glitter gift’. | | | | or baking a batch of cookies would mean a lot to the |
| We all love to shower our friends and families with | | | | receiver knowing how much time and effort you took |
| beautiful glitter gifts that speak volumes about what | | | | in preparing it, which is indeed a true example of a |
| we feel for them. It depicts your relationship with them. | | | | glitter gift. |
| Did it not delight you when your best friend squealed in | | | | Some people believe that Christmas and other |
| joy on seeing the cute teddy you got for her on her | | | | holidays are simply a part of commercialization where |
| birthday? Didn’t your heart flutter when you | | | | it is etched into people’s heads that they must |
| saw happy tears in your mother’s moisten | | | | by gifts. If gifting is to give and take happiness there |
| eyes when you gifted her with the mother’s | | | | are other ways too. |
| day card? | | | | Gifting need not be by spending money. It could be by |
| Christmas is the sharing season where you get the | | | | simply giving your used clothes and blankets to a cold |
| huge load of shiny wrapped boxes from your near | | | | woman or donating your son’s old toys to a |
| and dear ones. The time of the year when all kids | | | | deprived kid. Their innocent smiles of gratitude would |
| impatiently wait to open the gift boxes kept under the | | | | surely shower you with blessing for your |
| Christmas tree, obviously gifted by their dear old Santa. | | | | thoughtfulness. This is what you call a real glitter gift- a |
| It has become such an ancient tradition that it is difficult | | | | special gift filled with lots of love and care. |