TheGiftoftheMagiisashortstorywrotebyO.Henry.ThisstorytellsthatinthedaybeforeChristmas,apooryoungcoupleexchangedgiftsbysoldthemostpreciousthingofeach,butresultedordetracted,thetwopreciousgiftsallbecameuselessthings.Whiletheygotthemostpreciousthingthananymaterialobjects——love.
Afterreadthisstory,Ilearnedhowtorespectothers’loveandhowtoloveothers.Inthisstory,theyalllostthemostvaluablethings——Jim’sgoldenwatchandDella’sbeautifulhair.Behindthis,Isawtheylovedeachotherinfinitely.Theylovedtheirfamily,theyletmefeelthatcoldChristmasEvehasbecomethewarmheavenjustbecauseoftheirgifts.IfDellaonlytookonedollarandeighty-sevencentstopickgift,thisstorywillprobablylackingofshocking,andalsocannotcausereaders’thinking.
Inthismaterialisticsociety,peopleoftenusemoneytomeasuregifts.Whenbagsofgiftswhicharepackagingdelicatelyinfrontofus,whatcanweseeexceptemptyandblank?Parentsfeelhappybecauseofoursimplegreetingcardsintheirbirthday,becauseofafewwordsofblessing.Thesegifts,simplebuttrue.Itcan’tbecomparedwiththosewhichbuiltwithalotofmoney,outlinedbyluxuriance.Whatclevergifts!Insomesense,theyareinvaluable.
Yes,inthismaterialisticsociety,somepeoplethinkmoneyiseverything,theonewhoownsmoney,whoownsall.Nowonderagreatamountofgirlsbecamemammonists,andwanttomarryrichers;nowondermoreandmorementhinkthatthereisnotruelove,whatgirlsloveistheirmoney.ButIalwaysbelievesincereloveisexistedandit’spriceless.Evenifyouhavemillionsofmoney,youcan’tchangeitintotruelove.Maybemoneycanletyougetsomefeelingsfromgirls,butthosearehypocritical.Whenyounolongerpossessvastwealth,thehypocriticalfeelingswillendedandleftyouextremelypainfulfinally.JimandDellawereahappycouple,althoughtheywerepoor,livinginshortofmoney.Intheirhearts,moneyisnotimportant,theimportantthingistheaffectionfromeachother.Aslongastheyhaveit,theyfelthappierthananymillionaire.
Maybesomepeoplewillpourscornonitandcannotunderstandwhattheirdone.Ifthereisagoodfortuneandasincerefeelinginfrontofyouatthesametime,whichonewillyouchoose?Iwouldn'thesitatetochoosethelater,becausesincerefeelingispriceless!Ibelievethattruepaywillhavesincerereturnfinally,andtheonewhohavetruelovecanhavehisorherhappiness.
Nowadays,moreandmorepeoplehavebeenpressedtolosetheirbreathbythereality.Theyforgotthepersonstheylove,andthepersonswholovethem.Weneedtocareaboutothers,nomatterhowmuchmoneywehave.Whatourlovedoneneedishowourconcernabouthimorher.Insomeimportantdays,don’tforgettobringhimorhersomegifts.Nomatterwhatisit,howvaluableisit,heorshewouldlikeitanyway.
BecauseitisthegiftoftheMagi.
"GiftoftheMagi"istheO.Henrywroteaninterestingarticle.ItismainlyaboutthedaybeforeChristmas,thepoorlivingintheapartmentoflawouldliketogiveherhusbandJimasurprise,butsheisonlyonedollaroctagonalseven,sheknewitwasnotenoughmoneytobuyanygoodgift,soshecitedtobeproudofbrownhaircutdownlikeawaterfall,sell,andinexchangeforthe20U.S.dollars.Exhaustedalloftheindividualshops,Delaspent21dollars,andfinallyboughtasimplewhitegoldwatchchain,whichcanbeaccompaniedbyapieceofJim'sgoldwatch.AndJimalsowantedtogivehiswifeasurprise,healsosoldproudgoldwatch.
Boughtalatheenvyofthelong-awaitedfullsetofbeautifulcombsforChristmasgifts.