If my mind can serve me right, I’ve received a book from my father at my five year birthday, although I was just a child. But now I can realize the significance of that present for me. You know, because that book was really meaningful as it can portray my father’s affections to me, and his try to develop a habit of reading books for me, which was really priceless. And that works because I’m a big fan of reading books. I mean, I’m a bookworm, and nowadays I could see that book on my bookshelf, and it is really valuable for me. And you know, its story was really wise and taught me very, very wise how lessons about the life, and it was really so suitable for a child. And you know, from my perspective, the item itself and the price, it doesn’t matter as a gift, but the thought behind it is really kind and can make me really overdraw or really… It can bring me a sense of euphoria and happiness. So I really appreciate my father’s attitude when it comes to giving gifts. He always is really wise and he’s really good at it. So I’ve always tried to learn from him to choosing the best and the most suitable present for my family and my loved ones.
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If my mind serves me right, I've received a book from my father on my fifth birthday, although I was just a child. But now I can realize the significance of that present for me. You know, that book was really meaningful as it portrayed my father's affection for me and his attempt to develop a habit of reading, which was priceless. And that worked because I'm a big fan of reading. I mean, I'm a bookworm, and nowadays I can see that book on my bookshelf, and it is really valuable to me. Its story was very wise and taught me important lessons about life, and it was suitable for a child. From my perspective, the item itself and the price don't matter as a gift, but the thought behind it is really kind and brings me a sense of euphoria and happiness. So I really appreciate my father's attitude when it comes to giving gifts. He is always really wise and good at it. I've always tried to learn from him how to choose the best and most suitable presents for my family and loved ones.
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