Recently I attended a baby welcoming party for a friend. Before the party commenced, I was given a cute little box with a cupcake inside to take home. All families were given these cupcakes and I felt the pressure to take one too. Such a small, innocent-looking box with a plastic see-through lid showing a cute chocolate cupcake with pink frosting and silver sprinkles evokes happiness and a salivating mouth for everyone, right? Well, not me. I tried to look pleased and grateful for the gift, but I couldn't shake the feelings of wastefulness from my mind! It's such a simple thing, but to me, I find it unnecessary. I fought the urge to tear open the box, and pop the cupcake in my mouth in one bite, licking frosting off my lips, so I could forgo the use of the box. I resisted the urge. I could promptly decline the cupcake, right? But in reality, it wasn't about the cupcake, it was the happiness I saw on the host's face as she generously handed me the box. My stomach did a summersault as my fingers clutched the box.
On the drive home, my stomach proceeded to do a backflip as the cupcake toppled off the seat next to me, and landed upside down onto the floor of the car while we all whipped around the winding road. As I looked at the frosting smeared plastic window on the box, a thought came to me, "How about I put heart cookies in the box for Paul's daycare teachers as their Valentine's Day gift? Yes! Yes! That will solve the problem of this cute little box that I have no use for!!" So, there....problem solved. The cute little box is being reused and sent onto a new owner. And plus, wouldn't you rather receive heart cookies in a cute box smothered with the word, "LOVE," than a flimsy plastic Ziploc bag?
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