Loveisthemostvaluablegift
WhenIwasabout12yearsold,Ireallywantedanewbike!Itoldmyparentsmybirthdaywish,butIknewtherewaslittlehopebecausemyfamilycouldhardlyhavethatmoney.
Onmybirthday,myparentstoldmetheyhadmygiftoutsideinthebackyard.Atonce,Irushedouttotheyard.Therewasmybike,butitwasn’tthebikethatIthoughtitwouldbe.Thisonewaspinkoldandwornwithage.Itwassodisappointing!IthoughtIhurtmyparentsfeelingsbecauseIcouldseethedisappointingontherefacesandIwassuretheycouldseeitonmine.Igotontheoldbikeandrodeit,feelingbadthatIhadmademyparentsfeelthisway.SoIputonasmile,rodeasfastasIcouldanddidn’tlookback…
Astimewentby,Ibegintounderstandmyparentsgavemesomethingmuchmorethanjustarusty(生锈的)oldbike.Theygavemealessonaboutlove.Whenyougivesomethingoutoflove,itdoesn’tmatterwhatitisinfact.Whatmattersisthelovethatisinit.Iliketorememberthisstorybecausegivingagiftisnotaboutmoney.It’sabouthowmuchloveyoucanfeelfromit.Doremember,agiftthatcoststwodollarsisn’tanylessvaluable(有价值的)thanonethatcostsonehundreddollars,orevenmore.
