If people stopped gifting, we would not have seen “The Taj
Mahal” or read “To Kill a Mockingbird”. Two inspiring stories of gifting, the
former an epitome of love, where Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved wife build
one of the most spectacular monument in the history, which took almost 22 years
and 22,000 workers and the latter, a token of care which demonstrates how a
thoughtful gift could produce one of America’s bestselling books, here is how
the Harper Lee story goes…
Harper lee was working as a ticket agent for a British Airline.
Even though she was passionate about writing she didn’t have the liberty of
time or financial freedom to pursue her passion. She once shared her passion
and concern with her friends Michael and Joy Brown, a couple who Harper Lee was
very close to but least did she expect that these two people would change her
life for ever.
During Christmas in 1956, Lee woke up to a surprise; she found
an envelope which was hung to a Christmas tree, with the natural curiosity of a
writer she opened the envelop, to her astonishment it had a hand written note
from Michael and Joy Brown, the note read like this” 'You have one year off
from your job to write whatever you please. Merry Christmas” The couple
sponsored Lee for an entire year and rest is history. Every day we stumble upon
thousands of stories which echo ‘why gifting is important’.
Gifting has a special place in our everyday lives. When you feel
words aren’t just enough to show how much you care, respect or love then a gift
can express all this. So why wait? Show your loved ones how much you care, love
and cherish them. Happy Gifting!
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