Best Birthday Gift


Petite Pedia Plots 105

 The best material gift I have received this year for my bday came from 2 nuns of the orphanage. Despite their vows of poverty, they still wanted to give me something and they ended up sharing some of their provisions. I am deeply deeply touched and humbled. Truly, it is the intention of the giver that matters most to the recipient.

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