Humbug!

         Well Christmas is coming up, and I usually hang my good cheer and joy on the hanger and stuff it in the back of the closet. Here is a truth, I hate Christmas. Why? Well I myself find it pretty stupid . So many people have grown tired of it, most of them admitting their dislike, but whatever the reasons are opposing this disturbing holiday are drowned in the sole argument of "It's tradition!" Well you've seen where traditions have gotten us so far...
           The time before peace is always lined in war, I constantly keep getting into arguments with everyone around me, I hurt them and burn myself in the process. Tongues are sharper than knives, their residue is worse than battle scars, it echoes in our head, our most vulnerable place, our Achilles heal if you will. I don't want this.
            Another reason why i hate it is that it has become about presents, and not about giving them, about getting them. Whatever happened about the child that was supposedly born on this day that many feel the need to worship? Where does it fit in between gluttony and greed? The tiny Bethlehem underneath the Christmas tree or wherever you position this decoration? Yeah, well though its meant to revolve around the Nativity scene, even though its the babe's birthday, we don't treat it as such. No, we think of ourselves instead. We've long since figured out that in order to get presents we must sacrifice a few minutes and pennies.
          Perhaps if the holiday had a center, a point, I would at least consider it honorable and regard it with respect. But the hollow, forced and highly commercialized tradition doesn't impress me. I admit, I too was once hypnotized by the shiny lights and colorful wrapping paper, but no more of that now. This year I'll try to bear my way through it the next I'm putting on my Grinch suit.
           All I want to say is, please think about what you are about to celebrate, because if its greed ,gluttony, envy, anger and your own self importance, perhaps you might want to call it off. You cant wrap love or belief in wrapping paper, you can not serve it to anyone on a platter, you can not steal it if it is truly there. So when you sit under the Christmas tree, and start guessing what you will get this year, and before you start saying the obligatory thanks, please think about the true reasons for going through with this annual ritual.