Holiday Cheer
I'm starting to think that I don't have any. At all. Not even a bit.
Is it terrible that I don't put up a Christmas tree or lights? My presents are stacked neatly on the kitchen table that I haven't used in months. Some are in boxes by the door so that I can bring them to work to pass out to colleagues and friends that I see during the day. I have enough cheer to give presents, but what does it say that my only cheer for the holidays centers around gifts?
I guess the only good thing is that it's not centered around me receiving gifts. I haven't even really figured out what I'd like for Christmas. I did get a new 19 inch flat screen monitor, but I was told it was for 'last Christmas' because the giver was pressed for cash. No big deal, I didn't bring it up because that's not what Christmas is about. Receiving, that is.
Christmas really is about giving. In a time where Christmas has evolved from a Christian holiday into an American tradition it seems to be less and less about giving and more and more about receiving. What exactly fills your heart about getting gifts? Now, this may not be the most popular choice or emotion but I honestly get a kick out of giving gifts. When I can show people that I honestly do care about them, it's a wonderful feeling. Not how much money I spent, or how many gifts that they have recieved from me. Just the knowledge.
What does it say that I don't put up lights or a tree... or does it say anything at all? I'm single - don't have anyone to share the joy of the Holidays with. I'm 21 - just getting away from the influence of parents trying to spread the cheer. I don't have kids - I don't need to create that magical kind of world like my parents did for me.
Am I a grouch or a realist? Honestly... who needs the trees and the lights? If Christmas is about giving, then what's the point of tangled strands of lights or messy pine needles? Is Christmas cheer more than lights, trees and giving? Is there an element that I've totally bypassed in my 21 years?
Is it terrible that I don't put up a Christmas tree or lights? My presents are stacked neatly on the kitchen table that I haven't used in months. Some are in boxes by the door so that I can bring them to work to pass out to colleagues and friends that I see during the day. I have enough cheer to give presents, but what does it say that my only cheer for the holidays centers around gifts?
I guess the only good thing is that it's not centered around me receiving gifts. I haven't even really figured out what I'd like for Christmas. I did get a new 19 inch flat screen monitor, but I was told it was for 'last Christmas' because the giver was pressed for cash. No big deal, I didn't bring it up because that's not what Christmas is about. Receiving, that is.
Christmas really is about giving. In a time where Christmas has evolved from a Christian holiday into an American tradition it seems to be less and less about giving and more and more about receiving. What exactly fills your heart about getting gifts? Now, this may not be the most popular choice or emotion but I honestly get a kick out of giving gifts. When I can show people that I honestly do care about them, it's a wonderful feeling. Not how much money I spent, or how many gifts that they have recieved from me. Just the knowledge.
What does it say that I don't put up lights or a tree... or does it say anything at all? I'm single - don't have anyone to share the joy of the Holidays with. I'm 21 - just getting away from the influence of parents trying to spread the cheer. I don't have kids - I don't need to create that magical kind of world like my parents did for me.
Am I a grouch or a realist? Honestly... who needs the trees and the lights? If Christmas is about giving, then what's the point of tangled strands of lights or messy pine needles? Is Christmas cheer more than lights, trees and giving? Is there an element that I've totally bypassed in my 21 years?
posted by Anonymous Defender at 8:30 PM
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