Well, gift is considered as a token of love. And I have received numerous gift throughout my life which are useful for me. But today I would like to talk about the gift that I received and I really wanted. And uh, this gift is none other than money. Actually I remember that it was a time of my 16th birthday. That time the ka pandemic was going on and no one can step out of their home. But on my birthday, my friend wanted to salate my birthday with me. Uh, due to pandemic instructions she was unable to attend my party. But she wanted to make something special on my birthday. So on the day of my birthday, at midnight, she sent me one, four, three, uh, money. And when I received it, I was very shock that, uh, this number has a great meaning in India. Uh, it stands for I love you. And by receiving that money, I felt very up to the mark as this gift is very beneficial for me. Uh, I received numerous gifts in my previous time, um, which I couldn’t use, but money is something that I can use for every purpose. And uh, that time I needed some amount of money in order to fill my exam. But uh, due to financial problem, I was unable. But uh, by receiving money from my friend, I become a capable to fill my exam. And I have passed that exam. Um, by getting remarkable score in that exam and uh, with the help of my friend, I was able. And uh, this gift that I really wanted and by receiving it, I felt up to the mark and over the mark.
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Well, a gift is considered a token of love. And I've received numerous gifts throughout my life that have been useful to me. But today I'd like to talk about a gift I received that I really wanted. And, uh, this gift is none other than money. Actually, I remember it was my 16th birthday. At that time, the COVID-19 pandemic was going on, and no one could step out of their homes. But on my birthday, my friend wanted to celebrate with me. Uh, due to pandemic restrictions, she was unable to attend my party. But she wanted to do something special for my birthday. So on the day of my birthday, at midnight, she sent me 143, uh, rupees. And when I received it, I was very shocked because, uh, this number has a great meaning in India. Uh, it stands for 'I love you.' And by receiving that money, I felt very special because this gift was very beneficial for me. Uh, I've received numerous gifts in the past, um, which I couldn't use, but money is something that I can use for every purpose. And, uh, at that time, I needed some money to pay for my exam fees. But, uh, due to financial problems, I was unable to. But, uh, by receiving money from my friend, I was able to pay for my exam. And I passed that exam. Um, I got a remarkable score in that exam, and, uh, with the help of my friend, I was able to. And, uh, this gift is something I really wanted, and by receiving it, I felt on top of the world.
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