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Love Gift
by Sarah B.
Living in a world where lifestyles have been increasingly influenced by technology, sometimes we feel quite alienated from what life used to be about. Living in Chelmsford while working Canary Wharf as a financial adviser, life is both packed and lost. Packed in the endless five-days-a-week commuting for one and a half hour by train and then through the tube, and lost in the typical indifference of Londoners that have existed probably since the very this city came into being. That is perhaps why for some time I had been a bit fed up with traditional holidays. I am, of course, not against the idea of festivity at all, since I have always been a big fan of traditions, the sensible ones anyway. But I find it more and more difficult to maintain as people seem to prefer convenience and efficiency in this highly urbanised planet.
Living in a world where lifestyles have been increasingly influenced by technology, sometimes we feel quite alienated from what life used to be about. Living in Chelmsford while working Canary Wharf as a financial adviser, life is both packed and lost. Packed in the endless five-days-a-week commuting for one and a half hour by train and then through the tube, and lost in the typical indifference of Londoners that have existed probably since the very this city came into being. That is perhaps why for some time I had been a bit fed up with traditional holidays. I am, of course, not against the idea of festivity at all, since I have always been a big fan of traditions, the sensible ones anyway. But I find it more and more difficult to maintain as people seem to prefer convenience and efficiency in this highly urbanised planet.
So when I woke up on 14 February a few days ago, I was not excited at all despite having a long-time partner who loves me well (as far as I know). Especially when I realised that it was still Tuesday and I booked an advance ticket to Liverpool Street and I have got merely one and a half hour. Jim had already gone for his early-morning class and I found no time to delay for even one single minute. It was an okay journey with bright and mild weather for a mid-February day, but I had no time to enjoy the trip as I needed to finish a financial report before noon and had not started yet. So I switched on my laptop once I get on the train and started to make full use of the 30 minutes on the train. Jim sent me a WhatsApp message of ‘Happy Valentines darling!’ with an emoji which I couldn’t see from the notification of my phone and I chose to simply ignore it at first sight.
Happy Valentines?! Who care about Valentines if you need to commute to London and have loads of work to do? For me Valentines’ Day seemed to be the privilege for the carefree teenagers who still have the energy to push themselves through Oxford Circus and wait for trendy and busy restaurants, but not for city commuters like Jim and I. On the other hand, we find it more and more difficult to think of anything innovative for each year’s Valentines’ Day instead of sending useless gifts.
But Jim seemed to be determined to catch my notice which I found a bit surprised as he is always quite silent and knows well that I am not into Valentines’ Day these years. I was just about to complain when I found my keyboard was changed and there was a lovely background picture with a nicely decorated Valentine gift, probably with chocolate inside, a delicate wooden heart on a red envelope on a desk. I found myself replying a ‘Happy Valentines’ in return and there was a sudden impulse of warmth that struck inside of my chest, which reminded me of the the very first Valentine’s gift Jim gave me nearly ten years ago. It was a little wooden bear that he carved by himself with exactly the same colour and texture with the heart. I was honestly both impressed and moved...
Then I checked my phone and found there was a Typany Keyboard app and it was the Valentines’ Day featured theme ‘Love Gift’ that impressed and struck me. Jim had always been fascinated by modern technology, which I found annoying from time to time. But this time, I was rather pleased, maybe even a little thrilled. The little keyboard theme did brought me great joy and made me reconsider about what life is about or should be about. For years, I’ve been busying with balance sheets and forgetting to enjoy the creativity of life. Then I realised that it is the details and every little thing we created that fill our life with warmth and joy.
We spent a wonderful Valentines’ Day this year but with a totally different experience from the past few years. We canceled our presents and decided to do something creative in our house. We decided to build up a tiny wooden cottage with our own hands inside our garden. We made useful discussions about the design of the cottage on Valentines’ evening and have just started the building plan now. It is actually making our life much busier but Jim and I feel splendid. Our life is not entirely packed and alienated now, as we have work to do in our own design. What is more, we both know that we are making something that would last for years to come.
I owe much of it to the little keyboard app and the Valentine’s theme. I think I will keep using Typany Keyboard and this ‘Love Gift’ theme for quite a long time. Yes I am generally sceptical about modern technology, but I’ll make an exception for something that inspired my creativity and my positive attitude to life, to love, to everything. Thank you Typany, for giving me the best gift of my life.
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