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https://winsloweliot.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/imagine-youre-a-ribbon.jpg800798I like to imagine the person before me as a present. Try it. What we see are lovely ribbons. It’s rare that any of us reveal the present that is inside, at least not right away. Our task is to untie the ribbon that wraps them and somewhat disguises them. It’s the untying of the ribbon that is as delightful as unwrapping and admiring the gift itself.