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送禮
Photography: 黑雨舍
Translation: @benkongenglish
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想不透在什麼樣的背景下
送禮習慣誕生了
是家裡的果樹豐收 所以送給街訪鄰居？
為表達濃厚的感情 所以煉成一枚信物？
因為對方缺乏物質 所以支持他的生活？
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我不懂生產 也缺乏物質慾望
自然難以理解他人想要什麼禮物
怕送禮廉價 或不合對方的習慣
轉送禮物好像又不禮貌
送自己不要的東西給喜歡它的人 合不合宜？
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我將持續在重要的日子探索這個難題
若你要送我禮物 一句真心的祝福足矣
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The act of gifting was born in an unknown backcloth.
Do we gift fruits to our neighbours because the fruit trees bore lots of fruits?
Do we forge a token to express our overwhelming love?
Do we support someone’s life because he’s materially insufficient?
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I don’t know much about manufacturing and I’m not a person who place much emphasis on material comforts.
It is rather difficult for me to think of what to gift to other people.
A gift that is too cheap; not what the receiver usually use etc haunt me all the time.
Regifting seems impolite too.
Is it appropriate to gift someone things I don’t want?
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This will be a puzzle I have to solve on every big occasion
If you want to give me a gift, a sincere blessing is more than enough.
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