And So I’m Not a Fan of Christmas

Call me “The Grinch” or whatever but for the past years I’ve regarded Christmas as one of my plain, ordinary, very dull days…Yeah I know everyone’s gushing all about the whole Christmas spirit crap and it’s so pessimistic of me to not join in but you can’t blame me… Christmas for the past years for me hasn’t been that much of a treat…

Nothing against the whole birth of Jesus Christ and all(I’m sooooo not an atheist…), it’s just that I am probably seeing things in another perspective… Since the Christmas of 2003 I hadn’t felt the pure joy given by the true essence of Christmas and I think 5 years after, everything still is pretty much the same… Out of town trips and even out of the country trips never did fill the emptiness brought about that one sad Christmas of 2003...

It’s not that important for you guys to know what really transpired on that Christmas, what’s important is that you guys be able to relate or ponder on what I have to say as I move on through this blog… You see, as every Christmas moves pass me the soul of its integrity gradually diminishes in me because as I get older I see all the fallacies that surrounds the whole Yuletide Season…

C’mon… Just look at how people suddenly changes and makes this season as a publicity event??? You’d see politicians “sharing” what they have in front of the media, then later hear them saying “I hope you won‘t forget my name on the 2010 elections”… You’d see different showbiz people doing charity stuff in front of camera then afterwards plugging their upcoming show… You’d see your snobbish boss suddenly giving you a Christmas gift/bonus in front of all your superiors and complementing you for a job well done then in the end, gives you another ton of work for the holidays… You’d hear nothing but the receiving of extravagant gifts or some luxurious trip everyone are going to but you’d never hear the sympathy nor see the compassion for the lonely, the poor, the lost and the needy… What a Christmas huh??? And there’s more…

Theft Crimes are higher this time of year… Filipinos still practice the extravagant Noche Buena despite the fact that they won’t be eating for the next 3 months or so… There are more people in malls and nightclubs than in the church… Collection for the exchange gifts are higher than the collection in church… Gifts are appreciated and values are neglected… Families celebrate/eat together but doesn’t bother to really talk to each other… Superficial happiness is given more emphasis than the genuine happiness…

Now tell me??? Who wouldn’t be a Scrooge on Christmas when these things are blatantly occurring in front of you and no one seems to care… No one seems to stop in this fast paced world and share whatever they can give wholeheartedly… Who would be all psyched with the holidays when there are more than a hundred reasons not to be??? Who would be all sissy to the feel Christmas when realities are nagging everyone??? It may not be my problem or your problem but in a dog-eat-dog world without simple acts of concern towards others nor simple gestures of love and care, all of us will always eventually end up with intermediate or proximate endings but never the have our own versions of ultimate endings…

So to everyone who would read this blog… A Merry Christmas to you… Despite of the obvious shit that’s happening around us may you have the sense of fulfillment that every Christmas is suppose to bring and may my sarcasm not affect the joyful way you perceive the Yuletide Season…