Jesus did not turn down Mary s wonderful gift. He didn t tell her that it was really too fine a gift. He accepted it for what it was. He thanked her. And he enjoyed the gift.
Some people are very good at giving but extremely poor at receiving.
It is very hard to give such people anything. It is even harder to do them a favour. They may even appear to be generous. But they are in reality extremely self-centred. Such people hate to receive gifts because it makes them feel indebted.