Redeem

To redeem is to accept. To accept is to give in. Giving in conflicts with my ego. My ego is me. A gift is something nice packaged and presented to you so that among other things the presenter can redeem himself in your eyes, probably for some mistake he has committed, some work he wants done, some outstretched tentacle that seeks emancipation from the way of the introvert. A gift once given is not returned, a gift once accepted is not returned. Why attempt the exchange in the first place if one is not sure. Redemption needs to be sought when one wants it.