Christmas: so many reactions, so many feels. How do You feel about it?
Please write in with your comments on your reaction to Christmas. We all know the official line, but there are so many more feelings wrapped up around this holiday. I would like to offer everyone out there an opportunity to express them. So please send in your reactions.
There is the Christian message of the hope of redemption: peace on earth and good will to men and all that. Then there is the crass materialism that has hitched a ride on this holiday, but which largely defines it today. Everyone's memories are punctuated by holidays - often exclamation points behind both the joyous and the sad. Our dreams have been invaded by Christmas; and for some it conjurs dread. Families create their own traditions, which then change as families grow, contract, and realign. Some think of food, others prayer, still others gifts, or family get-togethers, or debt, or perhaps loss. Write and share.
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I think it's important to have a day in which we think about our best ideal, peace, sharing, etc. Even if it is just as clear that this day is an island in the reality of what we really do.
For myself I value Christmas as a time to be with family.
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