You want your loved ones to know that you love them but sometimes you just don’t know how. Here’s a three step process to create the perfect gift to show that you’ve been thinking about them.
1. Draw from the past
Pick a gift that has a connection to your past, be it from shared experience or stories they told you about their life. Maybe it’s the sweet that you and your sibling would steal when your parents weren’t looking. Maybe it’s the biscuit your father used to eat as he relaxed with a cup of tea, or your mother’s favourite book at the library when she was a kid.Or you can go for something that they’ve mentioned wanting in the past- like any Bengali household would’ve heard the yearning for iilish maach when the season came around.
2. Words can make a world of difference
Write a message connected to your emotion behind the gift. Even a packet of marie biscuit can be transformed into the best gift in the world by writing your story with it.
For example-
“For all the mornings that you gave up on you tea-biscuits to make sure that I reached school on time”
“I remember when you and dad would spend quiet evenings sharing biscuits and a pot of tea. I never understood the silence then, but I do now. And I wish I find someone to share my marie with in the future”
“Didi, it was always me who stole all the biscuits from your secret stash of snacks. I think you knew, because there would always be more the next day.”
3. We eat with our eyes
If you can, go for a better packaging option because the immediate reaction to a gift matters and our eyes make immediate judgments based on the way the gifts are presented.
Now you know the secret to making any gift a special one! Remember, it’s not about how much money or time you spend on the gift, it’s how much you want the other person to feel cared for.