A gift to myself, first of all. The Father gave myself to me. Perhaps I've never accepted the gift that I am. Maybe I've never seen the wonderful gift that I am. And I am a gift to other persons.
Every meeting is an exchange of gifts.
But a gift without a giver is not a gift. It is a thing devoid of relationship to a giver or a givee. A friend is a gift not just to me but to others through me. If I save their lives for me, I lose them. If I lose mine for others, I save them.