I've always thought I am very "packaging conscious"... Being the gemini that I am... looks ARE important. Or rather... when I give a present, I will usually make it a point to give something that "feels solid". But this time... this whole "must wrap your presents for the japs" things is driving me crazy. I mean... wrapping paper is a SERIOUS WASTE of natural resources... you wrap your present in some pretty paper... then person who recieves it looks at it and tears it open. The next moment, it's in the bin, ready for the rubbish collector.
Yes... I know my habit of putting everything in a reasonably nice paper bag and giving it as it is is not exactly the best gift presentation you have out there... but hey! you can reuse the paper bag! Like for the next 50 gifts you are giving away, you can use this paper bag!! And your paper bag comes with pretty handles that makes it easy for you to carry the gift home RIGHT????!!!
There's a chinese saying that goes: 金玉其外，败絮其中. it basically describes something/someone that's pretty on the outside but rotten on the inside. Unfortunately, the nicely wrapped presents I have recieved so far tends to be so... I'm just thinking... the world today focuses alot on packaging ourselves: applying for a job? make sure you write a nice resume with a good cover letter; going for interview? make sure you dress appropriately. Indeed, dressing is impt as it ofetn shows the attitude/importance we place on an event. However... when this overrides the importance of the inner person, something is gravely wrong.
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