Love and money

 The Gift of the Magi is a short story wrote by O.Henry. I have read it many times but every time I like to read it slowly and deliberately. This story tells us that a very poor but blissful young couple named Jim and Della in the end of 18th century in England exchanged gifts by sold the most precious thing of each,but the two precious gifts all became useless things. While they got the most precious thing than any material objects——love.

  After reading this story , I learned how to respect others love and how to love others. In this story ,they all lost the most valuable things——Jim’s golden watch and Della’s beautiful hair. But they get more important things. That is love each other.

     In this materialistic society, people often use money to  measure gifts.  But in this story, the gift is priceless. It is possible that one word one greeting, honest and simple. In some sense, they are invaluable.                

Love has nothing to do with money, possession or status. It's consideration, tolerance and respect. It's giving one's best to the other even it means sacrifice.From" The Gift of the Magi", from Jim and Della, I have learned a lot about love, life and hope.