This post is coming from a Christian......
The commerciaization of holidays becomes a problem when YOU let it. No one says that you must give in and buy folks expensive gifts and rack up debt. Bump that! Given that our society only sees holidays as an opportunity to make money ( 9/11 will soon fall into that catorgery ) it would be foolish to expect retailers to be responsible. We ourselves should take that responsibility and celebrate the season in such a manner that is complementary of our beliefs.
IMHO, its nice to do something for the less fortunate during Christmas, but what about the other days of the year? I don't know about anyone else, but Christmas to me is kind of a reminder to myself of WHAT I should really matter......not just during the month of December, but throughtout the year.
I guess I must be the only person that sometimes let important things (such as family, quality time, etc.) fall to the wayside when trying to juggle work, school, friends, community committments, etc. It is soooo easy to do. Thankfully, during this time of year, when I am sitting around, I am reminded why GOD chose to do what He did. And I am also thankful for being apart of His family as well.
My family and I continue to celebrate Cristmas, with church service (on Christmas eve), food, family, and gifts. This time of year serves as a reminder as to what is important (or should be) in our lives. Not only are we together as a family, but we are also together as members of GOD's family.
Gifts are given as a reminder as to how special we are to each other, just as GOD's gift was to mankind.
Well, after this long post, I hope everyone has a nice holiday season!
