Christmas is 4 days away yet many say Christmas, due to crises is miles away
0 comments Posted by Malaybalay Blogger at 8:52 AMAll the christmas carols are already being sung; the christmas lights glitter as they are draped on trees, buildings, billboards and just about every place and corner; people from every walk of life try to go on buying for gifts. These scenarios are indeed happenning for Christmas, after all is four (4) days away yet for majority Christmas, due to all the crises: death, scandals, unemployment, climate change, extreme poverty, fire, volcanic eruption - is miles and miles away.
There is then a need to go inward and find in one's faith, the reason for christmas which is more spiritual than material. This puts in proper perspective all the usual treats we concoct - that delicious foods, high-priced get-ups do not make christmas. Amidst death, scandals, unemployment, climate change, extreme poverty, fire, volcanic eruption there remains our families, our loved ones with whom we keep on getting the reason for going and moving on. We complain less and savor more the presence of every one in the family.
So now, we listen to the carols and we sing with it; we put some christmas lights outside our humble abode and smile; we wrap gifts which can be as simple or as expensive as you like for as long as it is sincerely given then christmas can happen four days from now or everyday of our lives. Love, after all, is not determined by the event but by each one of us who has endless supply of affection, care, concern, empathy, determination and love.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year today, four days from now then to a new year, 2010!
There is then a need to go inward and find in one's faith, the reason for christmas which is more spiritual than material. This puts in proper perspective all the usual treats we concoct - that delicious foods, high-priced get-ups do not make christmas. Amidst death, scandals, unemployment, climate change, extreme poverty, fire, volcanic eruption there remains our families, our loved ones with whom we keep on getting the reason for going and moving on. We complain less and savor more the presence of every one in the family.
So now, we listen to the carols and we sing with it; we put some christmas lights outside our humble abode and smile; we wrap gifts which can be as simple or as expensive as you like for as long as it is sincerely given then christmas can happen four days from now or everyday of our lives. Love, after all, is not determined by the event but by each one of us who has endless supply of affection, care, concern, empathy, determination and love.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year today, four days from now then to a new year, 2010!
Death is inevitable. For some it is later while for some it is now. Still, when someone very young passes away, a lingering doubt overcomes us. Questions abound and to a certain extent, we wish bad people die instead of someone still blossoming and finding mark in life.
Many Hollywood stars die just when they are at the pinnacle of their careers: Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Patrick Swayze and very recently, Brittany Murphy. Brittany is only 32 years young. Like Michael Jackson, Brittany's death is charged to medical problems; the former injected with propofol while for the latter, rumored use of cocaine or late stage of diabetes. Nothing has been confirmed yet so investigation is on-going.
For us ordinary mortals, this is a reminder that problems come to anybody regardless of status. We can therefore learn to count our blessings and stay close to our respective families. Have you told your spouse, your children, your grandchildren, you love them? Don't waste time. Do so now.
Many Hollywood stars die just when they are at the pinnacle of their careers: Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Patrick Swayze and very recently, Brittany Murphy. Brittany is only 32 years young. Like Michael Jackson, Brittany's death is charged to medical problems; the former injected with propofol while for the latter, rumored use of cocaine or late stage of diabetes. Nothing has been confirmed yet so investigation is on-going.
For us ordinary mortals, this is a reminder that problems come to anybody regardless of status. We can therefore learn to count our blessings and stay close to our respective families. Have you told your spouse, your children, your grandchildren, you love them? Don't waste time. Do so now.
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