It's warm and bright...
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It's warm and bright. You're basking contentedly when someone walks up to you. "Here," they say. "I brought this umbrella for you." They put an umbrella in your hand and then wait around, expecting you to thank them. "Um… I don't need this umbrella," you say. "Today is beautiful." The umbrella person smiles wryly. "Sure, it's nice in here," they say. "But once you leave the sauna, it's pouring rain outside. Trust me. You'll need that."
We are rarely grateful for things that we think we don't need. In fact, we get a little bit offended when someone gives us a gift that we think is superfluous. Whether it's a promise of freedom or an umbrella, it doesn't mean anything if we don't see the point.
We are rarely grateful for things that we think we don't need. In fact, we get a little bit offended when someone gives us a gift that we think is superfluous. Whether it's a promise of freedom or an umbrella, it doesn't mean anything if we don't see the point.
