We appreciate what we share, we do not appreciate what we receive.  Friendship, affection is not acquired by giving presents.  Friendship, affection comes about by two people sharing a significant moment, by having an experience in common.

Abraham Joshua Heschel
Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972) Polish-American rabbi, theologian, philosopher
The Insecurity of Freedom, 5.3 (1967)

 
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