/kloc-in the middle of October, the family received four gifts one after another. Although they are not valuables, they are all local products, but they are gifts from my friends. It' s really "a thousand miles to send goose feathers, and the ceremony is light and affectionate."
The first gift was a large carton of Xinjiang native products, including red dates, walnuts and raisins, sent by Dong Lei, a good friend of my eldest daughter, from Yili, Xinjiang by China Railway Express. The second gift is a pack of lavender perfume from Yili, a good friend of her daughter, Lu Ping. The third gift is a big bag of dried apricots and raisins sent by my old classmates and friends Ni Jiulong and Shi from Urumqi. The fourth gift is Wuhan duck neck and their homemade sausages, which were mailed from Wuhan by old friends Wang Yaozhong and Zheng Xuefen.
I remember that on the eve of the Spring Festival last year, several old colleagues and friends who worked in the financial planning center of Xinjiang People's Broadcasting Station before his wife retired sent a box of Xinjiang native products, which moved his wife who had retired for many years to tears. Chen Younan and Chen Xianxian, who are far away in Xiamen, are old friends who have known and interacted with each other for decades when we were working in Yili, Xinjiang. In recent years, they have sent us some tea and seafood almost every year. On the eve of the Spring Festival, they sent another packet of peanuts, dried shrimps and dried bamboo shoots.
These gifts are not only some local specialties, but also a warm heart and sincere feelings of friends, bringing care, thoughts and friendship to old friends. In today's materialistic and indifferent age, it is really valuable and worth cherishing to maintain and own this pure and sincere friendship for a long time.
On holidays, it is human nature for relatives, friends and colleagues to exchange courtesy, walk around each other, send souvenirs and small gifts, or make a phone call, send a text message and say a few words of greetings and blessings. (article reading network: www.sanwen.net)
In the sixties and seventies, relatives, friends, colleagues and neighbors helped and cared for each other. When a person is in trouble, all sides support him. During the Chinese New Year holiday, the guests walk around each other and bring some small gifts such as fruits and snacks. The host brings tea, cooks and cooks, and treats them warmly. When someone holds a wedding or funeral, or someone is ill in hospital, everyone just sends some souvenirs and small gifts to show their gratitude. No matter how high or low people are, everyone is equal and treated equally. You respect me one foot, I respect you one foot. Courtesy, intimacy.
Regrettably, some people now measure the depth of family friendship by the weight of gifts. Politeness is more important than friendship. Even if they are rude and have no friends, they will not go home empty-handed.
In today's era when human relations are stinking, some people are snobbish, treating poor relatives, poor friends and poor colleagues as passers-by, ignoring them and never coming and going. People brought some local products and small gifts to visit him, but he didn't like it, didn't appreciate it, didn't entertain the guests with heart, and was lukewarm, which led to the disappointment of the guests. For relatives, friends and colleagues who have power, power and money, no matter what gifts they bring, they are flattered to visit empty-handed, treat guests like guests and treat them warmly. Guests may return a generous gift when they leave.
On holidays, weddings and funerals, take the initiative to send expensive gifts or red envelopes to relatives, friends and colleagues who are powerful, rich and powerful, to please and curry favor with each other and win over feelings. They know in their hearts that they may need others one day. If you don't burn incense at ordinary times and cram for the Buddha's feet temporarily, it will be too late and it will be difficult to ask others for help.
In the eyes of these people, those who are in need, profitable and good for their future are not relatives and friends, but better than relatives and friends. They try their best to treat guests and give gifts and get on well with each other. They believe in a "truth": parents are not as close as money, and money makes the mare go. As long as you are willing to spend a lot of money and give a big gift, you can do the most difficult things. No matter how close you are, no matter how deep your friendship is, and no matter how good your colleagues are, you are reluctant to spend a lot of money and give big gifts, but your six parents still deny you. You can't help what you can, and you can't do what you can.
No wonder many old people miss the caring, friendly and sincere human relations and the pure and profound family friendship in the sixties and seventies. This is really: "a thousand miles to send goose feathers, courtesy is light and affection is heavy"; I hope that people will last for a long time, and the truth in the world will be valued.