There's no substitute for a good friend. Don't think for one minute that just because you got someone a gift that keeps on giving last year means that you don't have to get them another gift this year. If you don't learn from your mistakes, there's no use making them. Wisdom is knowing when to speak your mind and when to mind your speech. We buy lottery tickets because hope is stronger than experience.
Happiness is no laughing matter.
Even God cannot change the past. The present is the crossroads of both. If you give me something I need more than you do, you've given me a gift. If you give me something you need more than I do, you've gifted me with love. Truth is a flexible perception based on need.