Christmas is nearly here and i have to say im feeling saddened that its come back again. throughout the year ive been spammed with advertisements commercialising new years, easter, mothers day, fathers day, halloween and now its christmas, commercialism has multiplied. Its really sad actually that we can think like this in our country. we're so blinded of what happens in the rest of the world. In Zimbabwe the best christmas gift they'll get is if their house doesnt get bulldozed by the government. Yet here we sit on our luxurious couches watching t.v. and writing down a dozen extra things to our christmas lists every 10 minutes when an ad break comes on. I want an ipod, an ipad, car, boat - whatever, it doesnt mater. Our culture is so obsessed with the perfect christmas. Christmas isnt christmas at all if you dont have lights, a christmas tree, tinsel, bells, a wreath saying "noel" on the front door, Mistletoe, christmas carols, everything on your christmas list, and so on and so on. - the only songs people in chad will be singing this month are songs of weeping.
I suck, i reaaaallly suck. I remember many times when i got annoyed if i didnt get what i wanted at christmas, and i look back in shame. I missed the point, i missed the entire point of christmas. Is it not Christ - mas.
Commercialised christmas is basically an exchange of money between rich people. And i suck as im a part of it. Theres plenty of solutions i can think of but due to our greed in Western society, we wont ever fix our greed permanantly. We can all do our bit though.
List of things I'm gonna Try and do this christmas:
1. Spend a limit of $10 on my siblings and parents.
2. Give to a charity.
3. Love people this christmas
4. Not going to get annoyed over my presents.
5. Read more about Third world nations.
I suck.
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