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	TSR : Web boards : Other Topics : "What is the perfect present?" What is the perfect present? (8) This post is on the Other Topics web board. Tue 11 Jan 11, 8:48 PM Remoses US(PA), 6 yrs I was watching a Christmas show the other day and some of the characters received perfect Christmas gifts. It was the one thing their hearts desired. Some distant memory from a childhood or some desire that had never been met. What would your perfect present be? What would make your heart sing and your life fulfilled? What could Santa bring you that would make you happy? I am Remoses. Just because it's inconvenient, doesn't mean it's not required. Quod principi placuit legis habet vigorem (The pleasure of the prince has the force of law.) Quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi (Gods may do what cattle may not.) **Pronounce it: Ray-mosay.** 11 Jan 11, 9:21 PM naughtyslave US, 2 yrs Interesting question....i cant think of a single thing as i dont care about material things. Pretty sure i remain on the "naughty" list anyways.The thing that would make me the happiest wouldnt be coming from Santa unless Santa has the perfect Master in his bag...just teasing... Take care, naughty 13 Jan 11, 9:35 PM mutable 2 yrs A head that didn't do depression. That's all. 'We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are' Anais Nin 13 Jan 11, 9:55 PM 978-291-889 2 yrs mutable wrote: A head that didn't do depression. That's all. Oh... how much do i relate to that. Yes... Santa, plesae please can you make it possible for the fog to disappear forever... for the sun to shine eternally. I am happy for it to still rain occasionally, but please no fog, no rolling, thunderous, black clouds and torrential downpours. I can cope with showers, i can cope with drizzle (the really wet stuff that isnt really proper rain), i can cope with big fat rain that makes the earth smell wonderful... But no black cloud depression... I dont know how to make it go away... I dont know how to stop it affecting my life and my behaviour... ... and if you cant make it go away completely... can you please give it bells and whistles so it doesnt bloody well sneak up... i want to knows its coming and wrap myself in waterproofs, cotton wool and bubble wrap... just so i dont drown... and drag others down with me while i am trying to stay afloat... (if its not the drowny type, its the foggy type and i get lost in that... literally... i loose myself) Ah... the joys of mental health... Be who you are. Want what you have. Do what you can. 'Come to the edge' He said. 'I'm afraid' she said. 'Come to the edge' He said. She came, He pushed her and she flew... 19 Jan 11, 12:19 AM Sevdah US(MN), 2 yrs as im on the naughty list i always ask for naughty presents, and this year its a cage :P with respect, Sevdah. 27 Jan 12, 4:35 AM 299-529-487 US(PA), 5 mths Y! Remoses wrote: What is the perfect present? I was watching a Christmas show the other day and some of the characters received perfect Christmas gifts. It was the one thing their hearts desired. Some distant memory from a childhood or some desire that had never been met. What would your perfect present be? What would make your heart sing and your life fulfilled? What could Santa bring you that would make you happy? I am Remoses. The health and happiness of those i care for. *~FCL's boo~* 27 Jan 12, 7:52 AM 000-734-445 US(DE), 8 yrs Healthy kiddo is what I want right now. So far Peanut is growing well. If we really could have the perfect present though I'd go for more research being put into Meniere's Disease. I use capital letters as they are meant to be used in proper grammar. No disrespect is intended or meant. 27 Jan 12, 12:14 PM SL_precious CA, 3 yrs I could do with some warmth and sunshine ... Maybe a nice rum drink in a coconut with a little umbrella....yep....that would do nicely precious "Amazing what happens when we let go, surrender all and embrace the painful changes that are necessary to bring wholeness, and a brighter tomorrow." Suzanne Sondberg 27 Jan 12, 3:34 PM pet_ka_MJ CA, 2 yrs I am going to start my answer to the OP's question with a story. Mostly because this story is my all time favourite, and it reminded me of a time that my son did something similar for me. And, well if you have kids it kind of makes your heart go thump. It did mine anyway. This story is from a woman who tells the story of her son, Joseph, and the gift he brought to his family when he was 7 years old. She begins the story by describing Joseph as the one of her six children who most clearly marched to a different drummer. Well, it was a few weeks before Christmas and she noticed that her son was doing some strange things. Joseph was walking around the house with an inquisitive look on his face. He would walk around, get down on his hands and knees and look under the china cabinet or he would rummage around the clutter on the dining room table. He was clearly looking for something, but after a time he would walk out of the room with a look of mild frustration on his face. His mother was a little concerned about this, but she decided to follow her own rule that as long as her children were not hurting anything, she wasn't going to say anything. She noticed this behaviour with Joseph for a number of days. He would look under beds, he would dig around on closet floors, and he would stir up dust that had long been settled. Finally, his mother's curiosity got the best of her and she asked him what was going on. “Oh, um, nothing,” he said. Well, finally it was Christmas Eve day, and there were many presents under the tree, including gifts that had come in the mail from family that lived far away. At one point she noticed Joseph brought out his presents for the whole family. She found herself worrying about what he was putting under the tree. She knew that he did not have money of his own to spend. She also knew that in the past he had engaged in small acts of shoplifting. He had some motley looking presents, all wrapped in newspaper and masking tape, and they definitely stood out under the tree. Christmas morning dawned and the family settled around the tree to open their gifts. They opened them, one by one, and eventually there weren't many packages left. Still, nobody has dared to open one of the presents from Joseph. Joseph was getting frustrated and finally he bursts out, “Can I give anybody my presents now?” Everybody took a deep breath not knowing what they would find. First Joseph gave his sister her present. “Here Christine, this is for you.” He handed her a small, bulky package and moved closer in to see her reaction. From the look on his face, he knew she was going to be delighted. She opened the gift, and her eyes lit up. She held a hairbrush – her hairbrush – the one that had been missing for weeks, the one she had grieved losing because she missed it so much. She asked Joseph where he had found it, but he had no time to answer. He was on to the next gift, which was for his brother. He too was delighted to get his Little League cleats, missing since right before the playoff games the previous August. And so it was. Each family member got presents that brought both surprise and wonder. Each family member rediscovered a treasured object that had somehow been lost, misplaced, or forgotten in their chaotic lives. It was a reminder that the greatest gifts are remembering the things we already have. So, for me... the greatest gift is something I already have... my Master, his love and sharing our lives together. So long as I have these, I don't need or want anything else. "We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. The old skin must be shed before a new one can come." ~ Joseph Campbell