given

Material things --cars, toys, cds, money-- can be given, but cannot be legally revoked. Immaterial things --love, support, faith, trust-- can be given, and can be revoked without prior notice. What if the world were the other way around? What if I could take back all the birthday and Christmas presents, but I could not take back affections and trust? My initial reflections upon this make me glad things are the way they are.