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...how am I going to wrap it?
Dec. 4th, 2004 12:35 pmI have a dilemma.
For a while, I've wanted to use the Heifer Foundation's practice of giving a charitable donation in place of an actual gift. Specifically, I want to buy a sheep in honor of my friends. (Sheep! Yay!) However, I know that the actual moment of unwrapping something that someone thought of for you and you alone is also rewarding, and sometimes far more important than the actual gift.
How do you think people would react if I bought a sheep instead of giving lots of presents?
I don't know how I'd respond if it were me. I think I'd feel selfish and feel bad about feeling selfish, knowing the recursion cycles of my brain. I think I'd probably still kinda want a thing.
But if I bought a sheep in honor of my friends, and then got small--very small, probably--things on a personal level, is that okay, or is it still cheap?
It's awkward because this year I have the disposable income to actually purchase said sheep. (Or a llama! Lllllama!) Never was able to do more than "a share of a sheep" before, and that's just kind of gruesome.
For a while, I've wanted to use the Heifer Foundation's practice of giving a charitable donation in place of an actual gift. Specifically, I want to buy a sheep in honor of my friends. (Sheep! Yay!) However, I know that the actual moment of unwrapping something that someone thought of for you and you alone is also rewarding, and sometimes far more important than the actual gift.
How do you think people would react if I bought a sheep instead of giving lots of presents?
I don't know how I'd respond if it were me. I think I'd feel selfish and feel bad about feeling selfish, knowing the recursion cycles of my brain. I think I'd probably still kinda want a thing.
But if I bought a sheep in honor of my friends, and then got small--very small, probably--things on a personal level, is that okay, or is it still cheap?
It's awkward because this year I have the disposable income to actually purchase said sheep. (Or a llama! Lllllama!) Never was able to do more than "a share of a sheep" before, and that's just kind of gruesome.
