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     It took me a long time to understand the difference between a present and a gift.
     I grew up in a household where presents marked special occasions. There was always a present for each of us under the tree at Christmas or at our place at the table on our birthdays. Additionally, Dad always gave Mom something each Valentine’s Day and anniversary（周年纪念日）——a card, a box of chocolate or some other token. He loved to shop, in search of a sweater in her color, a skirt for Christmas or any other flattering expansion of her wardrobe. I came to see these presents as a desirable family tradition and the expression of a husband’s devotion.
     So when I married a man who did not give presents regularly, I wrestled with my deep-rooted expectations. Gary did not wholly eschew（逃避）gift-giving. Sometimes he would return from sea armed with a brown paper bag inside of which was something he had found that reminded him of me——a meat cleaver on our first Christmas, a paring knife on our fifth. Once, he brought home a shoulder pad for the telephone receiver. But mostly, he ignored holidays.
     I tried to lead him by example. I knitted him sweaters, socks and gloves for Christmas; made him shirts, and bought books for his birthdays. He appreciated the caring these gifts represented, but refused to act likewise.
     When Gary left for the local auction one Saturday, which happened to be my birthday, I asked him to find me piece of jewelry as a birthday gift. He came home with a road scraper and eagerly showed me how to use it, not knowing that I was not grateful. When a snow storm hit later that year and he was at sea, I used the road scraper to plow out both our drive and our neighbor's, thinking, as I drove along, how useless earrings would have been.
     Gary had wisely chosen not the thing that I wanted, but the thing that he knew I would need. It was then that I finally realized that he had been giving me gifts all along. I finally began to understand the difference between a present and a gift. A present is a thing. But a gift is broader and often immaterial. It is a small act of kindness, the willingness to bend to another's needs, the sacrifice of time and effort. Love is a gift, an offering from the heart better than a present.