Merry Ho Ho - I'm out!

Well my whole family is over and what a better time to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas. There are a variety of definitions out there. Here are a few different ones:
The Christian meaning of Christmas.

Another Christian definition that is pretty cool.

Where the Christians got it all from – very interesting.

Encarta – Who is Santa?

First off let me say Christmas is a name, I couldn’t give a rats ass what it denotes for one religious group or the other.

The true meaning of Christmas, and by true I mean the reality we live in, is to buy loads of stuff and give it to people who don’t need it. More than half the time those people are ourselves. We live in a society with an incredibly guilty conscious – we need an excuse to buy something and Christmas is it.

Well I’m done with the whole shebang. I will continue to stuff my face every holiday season, but from here on in no one gets anything unless they need it. Next year friends will receive cards with little notices saying congratulations you just donated ‘X’ amount of dollars to so and so charity.

So the true meaning of Christmas, in my slanted view, is to remind us that there are those out there not nearly as well off as we are. Furthermore we are very lucky to have what we do, and those we love around us to share in our wealth – spiritual or otherwise. We live in an unfair world where not all living things are treated fairly or given a fair opportunity. I am going to continue doing my part to ensure that my favorite charity as funded all year round.