The Christianville Spirit
The Spirit that Sparks Your Heart
December 21, 2011- TCS # 279
OK, My Readers. It’s that time of year again and this time I mean it in the positive way. It’s a time of year that everyone knows, it happens on the last week of November, starting on Thanksgiving Day and lasts until New Year’s Day (though in some locations, like in Europe, it goes until January 6). Anyway, this time is year is known as The Holiday Season which also is my favorite time of the year because I love all the happiness and cheer, the lights, the music, and the children’s giddy excitement for Santa Claus. Now, about Santa Claus, if you asked people what they think of him or if they still believe in him, they’ll give you different answers. Some will say that they believe in him, which by the way I still do. Some will say he’s just a title card to America’s Commercialism and yes, a bit of that is true but, not all of it. And, others of course, will tell you that Santa isn’t real but oh my readers, he is real. You See, Santa isn’t ALL about Gifts but, he’s also GIVING, the Spirit of Giving and The Spirit of Christmas, that’s what makes him Santa. Of Course, if everyone just got gifts for themselves and not give to others, then there wouldn’t be Santa Claus or even Christmas, my favorite time of year. In fact, it would probably be the end of the world for me if that happened. But, here’s what I was thinking for the believers of Santa, we all know that Santa comes magically across the world on one night and when we wake up Christmas Morning, we find presents from Santa to Us. But, remember what I said about The Spirit of Giving?, well here’s my question, what does Santa get for Christmas? Most people will think,“Gee, I don’t know” and us believers would say either “The Gift of Sleep”(from traveling the world in one night), “His Wife, Mrs. Claus”, and “A 6 month Vacation”. And, yes those are all wonderful but, does he get any presents? because that would be weird if The Elves made him something from his Toy Work Shop. So, what does he get for Christmas, generally or from us? In most of Santa Movies I’ve seen, I know that he gets a lot of Santa Letters from kids and on Christmas Morning, he enjoys watching us open our gifts and watch the giddy laugher of kids opening their presents. but, for him, as depicted in the movies, that’s good enough. But, I think that he should get a real present, just like we get from him because remember isn’t all about presents, it’s also about Giving and if your a Christian, there’s also Christ’s Birth and that, My Readers is what Christmas is all about. All in all, for the record, you don’t always have to use “Happy Holidays” and I’ve came up with a greeting that respects everyone, “Merry Christma-Hanu-kwanza” or “Merry Christmas-Hanukah-Kwanza”
Thanks for Reading The Christianville Spirit. Merry Christmas-Hanukah-Kwanza
No comments:
Post a Comment