A cake decorated for you once means someone spent their Saturday on your one afternoon. That’s what love costs: time.

Effort converts directly into hours, and hours are the one thing nobody gets back. When somebody makes something for you by hand, the real gift is the part of their day they will never have again. Money can be re-earned, and a Saturday cannot.

Think about who has handed you hours lately rather than presents. Give one of them an afternoon back this week, even if it is only helping with something dull.