The Spirit Of Christmas
With all the fuss over the comercialisation and religious nature of Christmas — especially this year — we can sometimes forget the importance of the spirit that Christmas should foster. Sharing, giving, loving. Just being a little bit selfless and thankful for what you have.
Erin, the true multinational that she is, highlighted this today for me:
The woman behind the counter asked me if I wanted the quiche heated up, so I took the soup, emptied it into the mug and handed it to her saying, “yes, and this too”. I took it out to the man on the sidewalk and sat with him for a while and talked while he ate. His name is Romain and although he looks around 50, he’s actually only 37. He used to be rather successful (in a modest kind of way) and was married for a few years. His wife then left him, and he found he couldn’t cope…
For me, this is what Christmas should be about. Go and read the whole post, and be a little bit more thankful for what you have, and thoughtful about those that have not.
Merry Christmas, everyone.