Lilbosnian
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that's right... upon entering the second week of november, i'm sure a lot of you are giving thought as to what to give/geht for christmas... sure... that's fine... because christmas is a time of presents and fancy trees, right? uh huh... sure. you know... i don't mind christmas. i just hate that the real meaning of christmas has been burried under consumerism... it's been turned into a marketing scheme... prices increase during this season... it's rush rush rush, me me me...
you know what? while you're celebrating christmas, enjoying your fancy turkey dinners, opening your presents, or whatever you do, the fact that there's people out there who have nothing, seems to be forgotten... i know, i was that way too once... when people ask what i want for christmas, i say "the clothes on my back, food in my stomach, and a roof over my head. it's a lot more than what a lot of other people have."
christmas is a time of giving, but it's been turned into a time of greed. a father asks his child "what do you want for christmas?" the child replies with "a new computer." or "a new stereo system." my parents rarely, if ever, spent more than 50 bucks for my christmas present, or my birthday present (christmas/birthday are only 10 days apart). and i'm fine with that. it's usually clothes... maybe a book or two... i'm more into giving than recieving.
we used to do something every christmas while i was in school... we'd fill boxes with small things... books, small toys, whatever... and send them to kids in romania... we never got anything in return... no letters, nothing. but we knew that somewhere, a kid was happy that christmas because of something we gave them. they had very little, so that small box we sent them meant a lot. most of them don't have parents... most of them don't have any family to call their own.
some of you may have gathered from previous posts that i dislike holidays... that is not true... i dislike how holidays have become. i dislike what big companies, like zellers/wal mart/canadian tire/etc have done to the holidays. i never expect much... it's a season of giving, not recieving... a season of sharing... or just being together.
last christmas i was talking to a friend on MSN... she was alone for christmas... she said "you should be happy you have people to be with this year." her parents were both gone... and i guess i was taking my family for granted at the time.
you know what? while you're celebrating christmas, enjoying your fancy turkey dinners, opening your presents, or whatever you do, the fact that there's people out there who have nothing, seems to be forgotten... i know, i was that way too once... when people ask what i want for christmas, i say "the clothes on my back, food in my stomach, and a roof over my head. it's a lot more than what a lot of other people have."
christmas is a time of giving, but it's been turned into a time of greed. a father asks his child "what do you want for christmas?" the child replies with "a new computer." or "a new stereo system." my parents rarely, if ever, spent more than 50 bucks for my christmas present, or my birthday present (christmas/birthday are only 10 days apart). and i'm fine with that. it's usually clothes... maybe a book or two... i'm more into giving than recieving.
we used to do something every christmas while i was in school... we'd fill boxes with small things... books, small toys, whatever... and send them to kids in romania... we never got anything in return... no letters, nothing. but we knew that somewhere, a kid was happy that christmas because of something we gave them. they had very little, so that small box we sent them meant a lot. most of them don't have parents... most of them don't have any family to call their own.
some of you may have gathered from previous posts that i dislike holidays... that is not true... i dislike how holidays have become. i dislike what big companies, like zellers/wal mart/canadian tire/etc have done to the holidays. i never expect much... it's a season of giving, not recieving... a season of sharing... or just being together.
last christmas i was talking to a friend on MSN... she was alone for christmas... she said "you should be happy you have people to be with this year." her parents were both gone... and i guess i was taking my family for granted at the time.