“Should we buy each other a card?”
Last Christmas, my husband and I decided to save some money and instead of buying each other presents, we kept the money for the after Christmas sales. I even said to him “should we buy each other a card?” When we do, we normally buy a very nice, upmarket type of card, so we figured we would not do so this year and save money there too.
I cannot tell you exactly what it felt like on Christmas Day, not having a card or a present from my husband, except that it felt somehow hollow. I kept listening to my head telling me that we were saving so much money and that we would do very well in the upcoming sales, but my heart kept telling me that it felt sad that we had missed out on an opportunity to tell each other how much we care.
I had not realized until afterwards, just how much a card really does mean. It is like a paper hug or a non-verbal greeting, that tells you, often in somebody’s own words too, how they feel about you. Let’s face it, how many relationships could probably do with a few more demonstrations of affection on a daily basis? You can never get sick of hearing loving words from your partner…
It made me think that life is, indeed, very short and very precious. The things that mean the most to you, are often the little things in life and these can sometimes get neglected. The trouble begins when you do neglect them because they start to perish and you have nobody to blame except yourself.
So when Valentine’s Day came around, we made a special point of buying each other a card and you know what? I treasured that thing… because I hadn’t had a card for a while and I appreciated it even more so!
So the moral of my little tale is this. Try not to think of occasions, when you would send a card, as unnecessary or that it is just a money making venture on behalf of the card companies, as that is your head talking to you and not your heart. You can get many lovely cards these days that don’t cost a fortune, but it is the few minutes you take to select one, write in it and give it to somebody you love that is the priceless act… and one that would be sorely missed if it didn’t happen.
It is never worth saving money or being sensible at the expense of missing an opportunity to say “I Love You”.
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