CHRISTMAS
The Christmas season has again come around. It is a tradition that has been with us, well, for two thousand years. It is a Christian tradition, but people of all faiths may celebrate it and do. Why is that? It is because it is a tradition where we do something different. We think about and do things for others. We remember others and we remember that we love them. We also decide that we will show them by buying them a gift. It is a good tradition. If it wasn’t so old it could almost be classed as avant-garde.
We brace ourselves for the effort. We whinge and complain about everything to do with it, the expense, the heat, (cold in the northern hemisphere), the parking, the crowds and the mayhem. But we still do it. Why? It’s because we love each other and our love is stronger than all the obstacles and difficulties. And that is universal in all faiths. And after we have done it and survived all the chaos, we feel a little better, a little happier, deep down. It’s because we’ve done something for someone else. This heals us. And that is why this tradition lives on. It’s good medicine.
And when we all feel better, we have Christmas Day.
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