A New Christmas?

  The two main celebrations in the Christian calendar are Christmas and Easter. The former celebrates the birth of my best friend and the latter gives us Christians hope and deliverance.  For some reason Christmas seems to bring warmth and comfort to the soul. I guess the birth of Christ subconsciously sensitizes our softer side.

  These days the Christmas tree, Santa Clause, his rein deers and Christmas gifts are synonymous with Christmas. I suppose for non-Christians and little kids it is OK to tacit it but not for Christians. If you are a Christian who solely believes Christmas is all about Santa and his tree I think you ought to be shot!! At point blank!! Right between the eyes!! With probably a Magnum!! We frequently hear Christmas is a time for giving. What does that actually mean?? And does “giving” only meant to be during Christmas? I guess we get caught up and engulfed in the whole Christmas celebration we sometimes forget the less fortunate. Many of us; including me, myself and I fall victim to the cliche of Christmas which we see in the idiot box. We celebrate in style and extravagance. We throw parties; buy expensive gifts and splash on almost whatever we can.

This year should be different and I wanted to do the “giving” thingy for personal satisfaction.  I must thank my mom for making this possible for me. You see; my mom used to be a kindergarten teacher and ran her very own kindergarten. Due to certain reason she had to close down her school with a very heavy heart. Upon closing it down, she was left with her stuff and was rather troubled about her miniature tables, chairs and a couple of other assets. She decided to give to a children’s home hoping they will benefit from. The joy from the faces of those kids and the caretakers was priceless and was our reward.  Yours truly here helped made it a reality. My mom has always been a person for the needy, helpless and troubled children. She often gave free classes to needy children. We completed our charity by giving away some of our

                                                                  pre-loved” things

So naturally Christmas came. My wife came down to make my Christmas complete.  We went to church on the eve of Christmas; wished my best friend a happy birthday and had a simple family reunion. For the first time I felt I celebrated Christmas the way it was intended to. I felt complete. As trivial as it may seem others, it was a good start for me.

  Christmas I presume is how you perceive it. As a Christian, if you acknowledge the birth of Christ and have had your quiet sincere moment with Him then I suppose you have celebrated Christmas to the grandest. It is not wrong to put up the eagerly anticipated Christmas tree decoration or getting the perfect expensive gift for your loved one (I must say I’m guilty of it both!!) but I feel the Nativity should take central and pivotal role in the entire Christmas package. I hope you guys have had a wonderful and meaningful as much I did and have found your very own personal connection to it.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year……