Why christmas is all crapped out
I don't need to go into the fact that Jesus and Christmas have never met and have no reason to go together.
Christmas is the Son God festival, not the Son of God festival. Anyway the thing about Christmas is this - why should anyone be made to feel inadequate because they are financially worse of than anyone else?
If the practice of Christmas makes someone feel that who they are isn't enough, that being themselves and sharing their very life with people isn't gift enough, then something is very wrong.
And it IS very wrong.
Everyone knows someone at Christmas who feels inadequate because they can't afford it - if you don't you're either blind, or well, blind. Some of us will say to those people "it's ok if you don't have anything" but then WE continue to spend - which just highlights the financial injustice even more, adding more stress to these poor people.
Unfortunately, there is only one way to remove the stress and social awkwardness (if not damn right depression) from those 'less fortunate' (a disgusting phrase in itself) - those who are able to spend for christmas need to stop spending anything. This will prove to those without cash that it really isn't about the money, and it IS about "spending time together".
Season of goodwill? Then HAVE some goodwill - prove to people that finance and their ability to buy you stuff ('spoil you') doesn't add to their value as a human being. 'Treating' people (giving them a treat) is about giving them your emotions, your love. And don't save it just for Xmas. People are amazing.
