Giving is all about loving

They say Christmas is a time for giving, sharing and show others we care.  I kept wondering why only Christmas and why not every day, every minute and every second when someone comes asking for something; or when we know someone is out there anticipating something. How often we get swept away by the currents of media stunts and cheap market strategies that thinking about others has to come with a price tag.

Perhaps, those who get blinded by such campaigns forget that, there are many things in life one cannot buy for money; however much hackneyed it may sound, they are in deed more precious than every buyable item one can find on earth.

Christmas is time to think about those who helped you stand on your feet. Even if you keep thinking about them through out the year, it is time you let them know that they are constantly in your thoughts. It is about renewing ties.

Christmas is the time you make an effort to feel the hardships faced by others. It is time you try your level best to change their lives for a day when you are unable to do it forever. Christmas is being happy, knowing that you have contributed to the happiness of others.

Christmas is the time you think about the air you breathe, the cool breeze that touches your skin and the trees that shed old leaves to get new ones. It is time you say your prayer for their survival. Christmas is about being sensitive to the silent agonies of those who have no voices to expresses themselves. This includes the air that gets violated with every tiny ‘sili-sili bag’ you burn and the soil that cries at every plastic cup you dump. As we have been often taught, your obligations are not only towards the mankind; but also towards the nature that assures the existence of the humans.

Christmas makes you realize that giving is another name for love; it was what Jesus showed through his actions. He gave himself for the betterment of the man thus spreading his love in the hearts of others who in return were bound to love the world. Sadly, little does one realize that letting festivities take precedence and thereby forgetting the true meaning of Christmas is far from loving the world.