“Human beings are forgetting how to give gifts…Real gift-giving had its happiness in imagining the happiness of the receiver. It meant choosing, spending time, going out of one’s way, thinking of the other as the subject” – Theodor Adorno
There is a philosophy to gift-giving, and also a complexity to it. It can involve social obligation, building relationships, expressing values, and even, possibly, a paradoxical pursuit of selfless giving that challenges the very concept of “the gift.” But whatever the occasion. Whatever the decorum, holiday, tradition, reason, or motive for the gift, sometimes, help is required.
And this is me! Hello!
Alex The Gift Concierge 