I've got a friend who's a psychologist and she's told me before that she's not supposed to accept gifts. I think she did decide to accept a plant that one of her clients brought to her. But then they spent time talking about what the gift meant and what she was trying to express by giving it. So she used it to lead the person to express what they wanted to say verbally. I guess sometimes a gift can be a way around or in place of expressing something.

Sidony