My Precious Birthday's Present

I didn't get much birthday present since I was 12 years old. Birthday celebration for me is my wife and kids have a nice dinner at home. The 'special gift' from my wife though has to wait until all the kids went to sleep.

Not until my recent birthday, I got a very precious gift from a friend that I knew for only 3 weeks. Well, it's not physically precious as the present was a pair of socks. My friend bought it for a nice bargain. Buy one free one and it's only cost him RM 4. It's not about the socks I want to highlight here but it's all about this friend of mine. He is very decent guy working as general worker in one of the local survey company. His gross monthly income is RM 300 per month (believe me, he did showed his payslip). Well, with that kind of money what you expect to get in today's world.

He did somehow knew that my birthday was coming soon but his financial was so tight. So, he decided to sell 'Gambir Sarawak' in Kuching Water Front's area with only a small profit margin. He then managed to get some extra money from the sale and bought the socks. And that was how I got my birthday's present.

When he handed me the present I was shocked, not because he gave me a nice wrapped socks but the thing was, I didn't expect anything from him. We just knew each other for 3 weeks and RM 4 for him is just like, I don't know maybe a RM 100 for most of us. Furthermore he had to do extra work to earn it and he did so just to give me a birthday's present. I still remember what he said to me," I have nothing special to give you but this is all what I can afford. Happy Birthday my friend....." I knew from that very moment, I was not only getting a pair of socks but a friend and a very sincere friendship as well. That is the most precious birthday's present I ever had. Thank you my friend for the lovely socks