A Gift of Love

Charles and Annie were farmers, but due to a great drought that hit the country, they had lost everything.

It was only a few weeks away for their wedding anniversary. Charles had a watch he inherited from his father, it was his most valuable possession. Charles decided to sell it to buy an anniversary a gift to his wife.

When the anniversary date came, Charles told his wife that, despite the financial difficulties, he had bought her a gift. Annie told him that she also had a gift for him.

When both opened their gifts they did not know whether to laugh or cry with emotion, Charles gave Annie a hairbrush and Annie gave Charles a strap for his watch. What Charles did not know that Annie cut her hair to sell it and be able to buy the strap. Annie did not know that Charles sold his watch to buy Annie the Hairbrush.

Both sold their most precious treasures to give themselves a gift, because their love was more valuable than any possession they had and that gift signified their commitment and love. To love is to sacrifice oneself for the loved one.