"What will you give?"

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A pair of proud grandparents took their grandson shopping. The preschooler was delighted to be with them and felt all grown up because he was helping them select his Daddy a present.

They went from store-to-store, pouring over various kinds of presents, but none of them seemed to be exactly what they wanted. The grandparents asked their grandson while they were on the way from one store to another what he thought they should give his Daddy.

"Two by fours," the little guy said. "You can always use two by fours."

"What?" the grandparents asked.

"Well, when Daddy and I were at the store the other day, we bought two by four boards. And he told me that you can always use two by fours." The son is renovating a lake house.

There was nothing else for the grandparents to do but buy two by fours, wrap them up, and put a bow on them for their son. Everyone had a great laugh!

The next time you give a gift, don’t give what you want. Give what the other person can always use as you make a life, not just a living.

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