Wednesday, December 22, 2010

The Christmas Spirit

Like I said in one of my earlier posts, I hate the idea of engaging in or acknowledging Christmas as long as I have school work that needs to be done. And even with my finals finishing last week, I still hadn't gotten around to doing anything worth being called 'Christmassy'. So tonight, I flipped on the TV and decided to watch one of those Christmas movies. It's called "Unaccompanied Minors" I think. I didn't really care much for the storyline or acting. It had all the silliness that you would expect with a Christmas movie. And I made me feel happy. You know, the kind of happiness that come with ham, and Christmas carols and the ever present big red guy. Yeah, you know the happiness that they call the Christmas spirit.

People attribute this special spirit to various things. Some say that it's the magic that comes from the holiday itself, the stuff that gives birth to elves and flying reindeer. Some say that it the joy that come with knowing that this was the time that God sent His Son to earth to save us (despite this being scripturally incorrect). Some say that it's the indigestion that comes from eating an abundance of Christmas food. Whatever it is, we've all felt it at sometime or the other. Unless of course you have green fur and live in a cave on a snowflake. And for everyone who didn't get that reference, you need to watch more Christmas movies.

But what is this magical Christmas time. Well I think the answer to that is less magical than one would assume, at the same time a great more magical. We all feel the need to happy at Christmas time. Ever since we were children, our parents and those around us foster the excitement that comes with this time of year. From the various Christmas parties we attended to waking up Christmas morning to open parents, it has been taught to us from a young age to look forward to this time of the year.

And why shouldn't we? All year we've been struggling along the roller coaster that life is. It's relief that at least once for the year, at the very end to just relax and give it all up. No matter what we are going through at the time, we can't help but feel happy. We've made it through another year, and we have a next one to look forward to. It's like the life of a phoenix. We burst into flames of joy at Christmas time to be reborn to face a new year. It's the fact that we have something to look forward to, and something to look back on the makes us happy. And imagine everyone in the world, feeling the exact same way. It's the fact that almost all of humanity, even if it's just for a few days, can unite in happiness. Old pains are forgotten and new bonds are forged. Everyone is joined by an invisible thread that binds us in this join. And that is the Christmas spirit. Not some supernatural force, but unity that no world leader could ever hope to achieve. And that in itself is a supernatural force. Enjoy the season everyone. You deserve it.

See you all tomorrow. And Merry Christmas!!!

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