Week 3C - Quote-Response

"But in a last word to the wise of these days let it be said that of all who give gifts these two were the wisest." (O.Henry,168)
This quote pretty much summarized the whole story, it states why this story was told. Jim and Della were the wisest of the wise because they gave what was most precious to them to the one they love the most. This is an act that gives to both the person who gives and the person who receives. The giver allows themselves to love someone else freely and unselfishly ( a great gift to yourself) and the person who receives the gift knows that one person in this world regards them higher than themselves ( the greatest gift we can receive, unselfish love).