特殊的礼物作文三八妇女节（《TheUnforgettableGift》）

Introduction:

Everyyear,onthe8thofMarch,peopleallovertheworldcelebrateInternationalWomen'sDaytohonortheachievementsandcontributionsofwomen.Thisdayisanopportunitytoshowappreciationandgratitudetothewomeninourlives.Andforacertaingroupoffriends,thisyear'sWomen'sDaywouldbeextraspecial,thankstoanunforgettablegift.ItallstartedwhenfivecollegefriendsdecidedtomeetupforWomen'sDay.Theyhadkeptintouchovertheyearsandlookedforwardtocatchingup.Astheysatatacafé,sippingcoffee,theychattedabouttheirlives,careers,andfamilies.TheconversationthenturnedtoWomen'sDayandwhattheycoulddotomarktheoccasion.Onefriendsuggestedtheygiveeachothergifts,butnotjustanygifts-specialgiftsthatwouldbeasymboloftheirfriendshipandsupportforeachother.Theyagreeditwasagreatidea,andsotheplanningbegan.Theydecidedtosetabudgetof$50andgavethemselvestwoweekstocomeupwithsomethingunique.

Thefirstfriend,Jane,thoughtlongandhardaboutwhattogive.Shewantedsomethingthatwouldbebothusefulandmeaningful.Afterscouringtheinternetforideas,shesettledonpersonalizedjournals.Eachjournalhadadifferentcolorandtherecipient'snameembossedonthecover.Thesecondfriend,Lily,lovedcookingandbaking.Shedecidedtogiveeachofherfriendsacookbookfromaroundtheworld,withrecipesthatwouldinspirethemtotrynewthingsinthekitchen.Thethirdfriend,Sarah,wasanartist.Sheknewherfriendslovedartbutdidn'thavemuchtimetovisitgalleries.Soshedecidedtopaintasmallcanvasforeachofthem,withauniquedesignthatwouldreflecttheirpersonalities.Thefourthfriend,Emily,wasabookworm.Shedecidedtogiveeachofherfriendsabookthathadmadeanimpactonherlife.Shewroteashortnoteinsideeachbook,explainingwhyshethoughtitwasspecial.

Finally,thefifthfriend,Mia,wasthemostcreativeofthemall.Shedecidedtocreateapersonalizeddigitalphotoalbumforeachofherfriends.Shegatheredphotosofthemfromtheircollegedaysupuntilnowandarrangedtheminachronologicalorder.OnWomen'sDay,thefivefriendsmetupagain.Theyexchangedgiftsandwereamazedathowthoughtfulanduniqueeachonewas.Theyfeltgratefultohavesuchamazingfriendsintheirlives.Astheychatted,theyrealizedthattherewasonemoregifttobegiven.Theyhadnotincludedthemselvesinthegiftexchange.Theydecidedtodosomethingspecialforthemselvestoo.Janesuggestedtheyallgoforaspaday,wheretheycouldrelaxandunwind.Lilyagreedbutsaidshewouldmakeitevenmorespecialbytreatingthemtoacookingclasswheretheycouldlearntomakeadishfromthecookbookshehadgiventhem.

Sarahsuggestedtheyvisitanartmuseumandhaveapicnicafterwards.Emilysuggestedtheyallreadtheirnewbookstogetheranddiscussthemoverdinner.AndMiasuggestedtheyalllookthroughtheirdigitalphotoalbumsandrelivethememoriestheyhadcreatedovertheyears.ThefriendsagreedthatitwastheperfectwaytoendtheirWomen'sDaycelebration.Thefollowingday,Janereceivedacallfromhermother.Hermothertoldherthatshehadbeendiagnosedwithbreastcancer.Janewasdevastated.Shedidn'tknowhowtocopewiththenews.Shedecidedtocallherfriendsandtellthemwhathadhappened.Theyallcametoheraid,offeringwordsofsupportandencouragement.TheydecidedtomeetupanddiscusshowtheycouldhelpJaneduringthisdifficulttime.

Astheysattogether,theyrememberedthegiftstheyhadgiveneachotheronWomen'sDay.Theyrealizedthatthosegiftswerenotjustsymbolsoftheirfriendshipbutalsorepresentedthestrengthandresiliencethatwomenpossessed.TheydecidedtogiveJaneagiftthatwouldhelpherthroughhercancertreatment.Theypooledtheirmoneytogetherandboughtherawig.Itwasahigh-qualitywigthatlookedjustlikeherhair.Janewasmovedbytheirgesture.Shefeltlovedandsupported.Sherealizedthatshewasnotaloneinherbattleagainstcancer.Overthenextfewmonths,thefriendsmetupregularlytoofferJaneemotionalandpracticalsupport.Theycookedmealsforher,tookhertodoctor'sappointments,andhelpedherwithhousechores.

AsJane'streatmentcametoanend,thefriendsdecidedtocelebratebygoingonatriptogether.Theywenttoabeachresortandspentaweekenjoyingeachother'scompany.Theylaughed,danced,andcelebratedthefactthattheywerealiveandtogether.Theyrealizedthatlifewastooshorttowastetimeontrivialmatters.Theypromisedtostayintouchandsupporteachotherthroughthickandthin.Astheypackeduptoleavetheresort,theyhuggedeachothertightly,knowingthattheyhadformedabondthatwouldlastalifetime.Theylefttheresortwithasenseofgratitudeandjoyintheirhearts.AndtheyknewthatthegifttheyhadgiveneachotheronWomen'sDaywasnotjustaphysicalitem,butasymboloftheirunbreakablebondaswomen,friends,andsurvivors.