Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Decommercializing Christmas By: classicalgeek


Ads, ads everywhere! The children are clamouring for the latest gadget or toy which is impossible to find, your friends are demanding the receipt taped to the upper lid of the gift box for easy returns, and the crowds at the stores are unbearable. Not to mention the nearest parking place is in the next county and you've spent all day without being able to find a single thing.

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  1. People are just trying to find happiness during, which is in many places, a cold, dreary season. It has become over many years an acceptable custom, which is supposed to bring joy to all.
    But, it seems to bring more frustration than joy in many cases. People feel so much pressure to do, do, do...

    Maybe we should just decide to be happy within instead of trying to fill a void with 'things'. Besides, how are all of these material desires affecting the earth?

    One day I decided to just STOP.
    I have never been happier. I got off the traditional, seasonal merry go round, and I just witness the scenarios all around me hoping and praying that everyone else will find the inner-peace, joy, and fulfillment I have found in knowing YAH, the giver of LIFE.

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