Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Okay, so Christmas is coming soon.
And it seems that I am the only one
who senses the impending danger of stampedes at malls.
I mean, really, with the discounts and offers,
I'm pretty sure I'd get trampled on somehow.
Maybe its the trauma that's buried deep inside me since I was a kid.
Yes, when I was 5, I experienced that TORTURE.
But anyhow, I'm here today to talk about Christmas.
And why I don't believe in Santa Claus.
Well, let me begin with this:
Santa is simply a figment of our imagination;
A result of overinfluence from the media.
Some oppose this, but I truly believe in it.
Personally for me, I only got to know Santa from programmes and such.
If you actually think about it,
There are two sides to Christmas.
Either you choose one over the other,
or you pick both, but have a no interest in their history.
The first choice would be:
1) Santa Claus comes every Christmas (25thDec09)
to give presents to the good children.
The second choice would be:
2) Jesus Christ was born on Christmas.
Therefore, the celebration.
For me, being a Christian, choice 1 is nothing but a fairytale.
A fantasy.
A story drawn from a kid's picture book.
Fiction.
Choice 2 holds more meaning.
But yet, it's not been verified that Jesus WAS born on 29thDec09.
This fact was uncovered by some scientists,
who believe that he was born around Easter instead.
But still, how reliable are they?
Oh well,
I guess Christmas is how we potray it to be.
I feel, no matter how Christmas came about,
It's just a time for family and friends to come together.
Maybe even enemies, people you're not close to or someone you can't stand.
It's a time where you have to compromise on each others' flaws,
and concentrate on what's most important.
"Loving your neighbours as yourself."
And it seems that I am the only one
who senses the impending danger of stampedes at malls.
I mean, really, with the discounts and offers,
I'm pretty sure I'd get trampled on somehow.
Maybe its the trauma that's buried deep inside me since I was a kid.
Yes, when I was 5, I experienced that TORTURE.
But anyhow, I'm here today to talk about Christmas.
And why I don't believe in Santa Claus.
Well, let me begin with this:
Santa is simply a figment of our imagination;
A result of overinfluence from the media.
Some oppose this, but I truly believe in it.
Personally for me, I only got to know Santa from programmes and such.
If you actually think about it,
There are two sides to Christmas.
Either you choose one over the other,
or you pick both, but have a no interest in their history.
The first choice would be:
1) Santa Claus comes every Christmas (25thDec09)
to give presents to the good children.
The second choice would be:
2) Jesus Christ was born on Christmas.
Therefore, the celebration.
For me, being a Christian, choice 1 is nothing but a fairytale.
A fantasy.
A story drawn from a kid's picture book.
Fiction.
Choice 2 holds more meaning.
But yet, it's not been verified that Jesus WAS born on 29thDec09.
This fact was uncovered by some scientists,
who believe that he was born around Easter instead.
But still, how reliable are they?
Oh well,
I guess Christmas is how we potray it to be.
I feel, no matter how Christmas came about,
It's just a time for family and friends to come together.
Maybe even enemies, people you're not close to or someone you can't stand.
It's a time where you have to compromise on each others' flaws,
and concentrate on what's most important.
"Loving your neighbours as yourself."
what we could have been, 7:20 PM.
