Have to post this here too, so my beloved Anon can see my appreciation. Should have done it back then but my emotions were all over the place at the time.
heart [NPC] Rina Mon Mar 17, 2014 1:13 pm
Hey there!
I've got a special gift for you!
From: An anonymous benefactor
Message: Don't give up being sweet! smilies/icon_wink.gif
From a fellow guildmate.
Why don't you head over to your inventory and see what you got!
To My Annon,
At first I was a bit blown away by the gift because it is one of those Cash Shop items I stray far away from for several reasons. I was torn in two because of how I felt about what it represents to me and the fact that someone just
gifted it to me out of kindness. Who knows if it was a gift to you, or bought with gold or bought straight from the cash shop. After thinking hard about it, I found that it doesn't matter at this point but will eternally remain one of the items that I will never sell. I've already sacrificed / sold several items I loved and collected dearly these last 10 years but I've
pretty much never received gifts during that time, save about 6 items out of my 5000+ inventory. These items will forever remain more precious to me than anything I've put my own personal effort or money into.
My first gift on Gaia was an engraved watch, I still have this. The first random act of kindness I ever received ( 5 years ago) was a Narwhal Plush that was in my wish list, from some random person who stumbled upon my profile, I still have it. This past Christmas was the first time I received multiple gifts from users on Gaia (my first time ever) and a gift from
"Guild Annon Copy Cat" a few weeks ago too. These items will never leave my inventory no matter how I feel about them. I feel like, no matter what I
do decide to do with the items I've collected over the years, my avi will never be left nekkid because of the gifts that I've received, these are my real trophies left from my Gaia life time. These are the trophies I have from, kind hearted people and being a member of
this guild by coming out of my years long lurker status and becoming more sociable here.
Thank you so much
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