A lesson in gift giving

A lesson in Gift giving
I thought I was the one who discovered that the date my birthday falls this year on 10.10.10 is unique. I found out that there are hundreds of reporting / recording in the media about the significance of 10.10.10.

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“Today is one of those rare dates on which the day, month and year form a binary number. Bizarrely the date (101010) when converted in to binary produces the number 42, the famous ‘answer to the life, the universe and everything’ as found in Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.”

“This day is special because the sum total of 10-10-10 is three, which is the number of planet Jupiter. Since Jupiter is a powerful planet and indicates prosperity for the universe, it makes this date very auspicious.”

“The day is celebrated as HUMANITY'S DATE WITH DESTINY.”

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So many of my family members and friends wished me by phone, sms and mail. As is my usual pratise, I wore a new saree and carried on my routine activities of a Sunday.

But at 10 minutes and 10 seconds past 10 am (10:10:10:10:10:10) there was a knock on my door. I opened the door and saw a huge bouquet of roses. Only after that I saw the man holding it. It is a gift from my friend Sendhil from Qatar. He has arranged for it to be delivered by his brother living in Ranipet. He also handed over another package gift-wrapped. I was overwhelmed. The gift was a pack of ‘Cadbury Celebration’ containing boxes of chocolate-coated almond, cashew and raisins.

Sendhil taught me a lesson in gift giving. ( பரிசு கொடுப்பதற்கு ஒரு இலக்கணம்)

He has not only put in great thought to choosing the gift, but also to delivering it and has followed through to see that it was done. He called me at the same time as his brother delivered the gifts to make sure I got it as he had planned and wished me happy birthday. I can't even begine to imagine the amount of planning and coordination this requires.

I don’t think we have a florist in Ranipet. It had to be bought may be from Vellore, ordered in advance to have so many roses, and picked up early in the morning on a Sunday. Sendhil has made sure that his brother would do it. The gift of ‘Cadbury Celebration’, is not a random gift picked up from a local shop. He must have identified this as something I would enjoy, from what I must have mentioned casually about my love for dry fruit and nuts.

He has taught me what gift giving is all about. His expression of his love for me in such a thoughtful manner made my day.

The flower bouquet with over 50 roses sits on my TV holding the centre stage in my flat and chocolates in the fridge I would eat it very sparingly to savour the thought behind it for a long-long time.

Thank you Sendhil