03.22.08
Acts of Thoughtfulness
Despite the
lack of gift-worthy occasions in my life, pleasant surprises have been breezing
in ever since the New Year dawned. At
first it was a treble clef pin followed by an intricate necklace, a surprise
visit from a childhood best friend, another unforeseen appearance of an old
friend, a charm bracelet with musical symbols, two Beatles t-shirts, books from
two unexpected donors who begged not to emerge in Les Fleurs d’un Livre as blog-material, flip flops with a piano
design, jewellery (and to think I rarely wear any), a bookmark with an
illustration of a Mozart quartet music score, sweets, and so much more… within
three months, never in my life have I received this much from different people outside
of my birth month – and none of these gifts came on Valentine’s Day either, (some
of them must have read my Not on
Valentine’s Day entry. hehe).
I am not inadequate in thanks for these charming blessings and most of all for the acts of kindness
and thoughtfulness that these people have extended towards me… forgive
me nevertheless for I find the circumstance just a teeny-weeny bit odd. I can’t help but view it as a kind of divine test or indication, and I feel guilty somehow, for I am aware that lately I have been receiving more
than I have been giving - and not just in the material sense. Uh oh…
