I’m gonna keep this one short and sweet..
My father has been out of work for 13 months now. Like so many others this year, my family will be celebrating Christmas without the commercialized traditions that society has conditioned us to love. In our America, where Christmas has become capitalism’s chance for yearly repentance, I have to say that I am thankful for this opportunity for so many of us to come together and see the true meaning of Christmas, to experience the comfort of human solidarity.
This 2011 Christmas has opened my eyes to the simple truth that, as humans, we are all the same – with or without money. More so than ever before, I can see now that we are really all one; there can be no difference between two men that is not forced on by social conditioning; the rich man only looks down on the poor man because his society taught him to. Beneath the mind that our surroundings have crafted for us, we all possess the same driving force to survive and perceive the beauty of the world – we are humans before we are social creatures, and Christmas, to me, is an escape from society and a return to our humanity. Let us return to one another this Christmas, and simply participate in the joyous occasion of being together.
I’d love to hear what Christmas means to you this year in the comments below.
Merry Christmas,
S.Pine
