True Christmas Purpose

Christmas is a special time of year when the aura of friendliness is supposed to warm the soul.  How wrong I was when I went to work this afternoon.  The holiday season is about impatience, driving fast in a parking lot to find a space, and grabbing items of the shelf in a frenzy as if some unique bargain could only be found during this time of year.  The streets are clustered with drivers mashing the center of their steering wheel as though pressing harder would make the car horn exponentially cacophonous.  Some forcefully wake ourselves from sound slumber in the early morning hours to spend money we don't have, and we make our way to a store to buy presents for others that we cannot afford.  The season causes sheer madness in some of us.  Both timid and tenacious persons of all ages and genders suffer equally from holiday lunacy.

The superficial shopper proclaims to superficial listeners, "I buy these things because people I know would love them."  I guess these people need to be spiritually validated by their fellow man, and not God, the true reason of the season.  Clearly the essence of Christmas has been lost and has been expeditiously replaced by commercialism; therefore, I provoke the following thoughts within myself.  "Why should I continue to purchase presents for others?  Who am I honoring by doing so?  Am I forcing my friends to reciprocate?  I prefer to spend my money on the person who earned it in the first place, or buying presents for others would be easier clarified as showing genuine appreciation to those who have made the most in your life.  Simply just tell someone you care about them and they mean something to you.

My true purpose of Christmas is remembering those who made a difference in my life.  To my teachers, for providing me the knowledge that no one can ever take away.  To my friends, whom I have always respected for being individuals and being everything they can be.  To my family, the loving center of my existence and bearing the prodigious responsibility of being there for me.  Merry Christmas everyone.