View ProfileMaybe I’ve lived a sheltered, idealistic life, but I miss the magic of Christmas that has disappeared over the past years. This holiday that is supposed to be a holiday of love and joy is turning into an exhausting competition. Please, can’t we go back to ...
... when colored lights decorating houses were special and had not grown into a crazy competition between neighbors as to who can spend the most for electricity between Thanksgiving and New Years.
... when families got together and went door to door caroling and neighbors turned off their televisions and came outside to listen and applaud an off-key rendition of the old favorites.
... when children wanted one special toy or doll or game, not everything in every toy catalog or commercial they saw.
... when the competition was to buy that one perfect present, not how much money was spent to buy a bunch of stuff that might actually make it until New Year’s before it’s broken, lost, or forgotten for the next “latest, greatest thing” to come along.
... when Christmas cards were addressed by hand, signed by hand, and contained a personalized note, not a copy of a computer generated brag list of this year’s accomplishments.
... when thank you notes were in the mail a few days after Christmas, not only saying, “thanks for the stuff,” but actually mentioning the giver’s gift by name.
... when churches didn’t have to pound the pulpit for weeks on end during the last quarter begging for people to make a financial pledge for next year while at the same time pleading for them to fulfill the pledges they made last year.
Please can’t I have that magic back?
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