Never Refuse a Gift 
In "Dr. No", the doctor himself gave Professor Dent a tarantula in a glass cage. Should he have taken it?
Yes! One should never refuse a gift because it interferes with the person's act of giving. People need to give to show their friendship and evoke the law of circulation. (Unless it's a "Clyde" that has strings attached to the gift. In that case refuse it.)
If you don't need the gift, then you can circulate it to someone else, (after a while, so the giver won't feel slighted.)
In Professor Dent's case, he didn't want the tarantula so he put it into Bond's bed. Bond didn't want it, so he gave it the boot, so to speak.
Be sure to acknowledge the gift and show your appreciation unlike James Bond did by giving Professor Dent the "silent treatment" (with a silenced Wather PPK).
Comments (4)
He He!!!!!
Band ol' Mr. Bond...he should say thank you!!
Paul,
I wish I had read this about eight months ago. I completely destroyed a relationship because I would not accept a gift. I did not understand at the time... "People need to give to show their friendship and evoke the law of circulation."
This is a wonderful entry. Again, the bondlife has shown that its roots are deeply based in truth, logic and the idiosyncrasies of human nature.
Sail on... sail on!!!
...excellent point, Paul. Why is it so hard for some of us to receive?!
Wrote a post on this topic once and the comments confirmed that most would rather be in a position of giving. MuSe
i totally agree. giving does something to to the giver, sometimes more so, than the recipient. with open arms, go i.
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