Ba Humbug!

You can criticise me all you want, but there is one thing about this time of year that for the life of me, just annoys me. I am not slagging the holiday, or it's traditions, nor am I criticizing the people that celebrate it. In fact I sincerely hope that all people out there have a great holiday, whether it is Christmas, or Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa, Or Diwali, or what ever else you may celebrate.

What gets me is how people act, not all people, but many. Put aside the over commercialization and capitalization on what is a religious event, that is not what I am talking about. Just look around you, people are all in a "Jolly" mood. People wish each other a happy holiday. Many even go out and buy small gifts, candy canes and what not, to hand out to strangers. People are friendly to each other. This is all great. My gripe is, that this is the only time of year many people show this friendly attitude.

I see it all the time, people who come up and are friendly now, would walk right by you without saying a peep (sometimes almost knocking you over) the rest of the year. It's like people only are friendly because now is the time to do so.

Jesus spoke of "Peace on earth and goodwill to all me" not just around the time of Christmas, but for all the time. Don't get me wrong, I am happy that people can show friendliness, but wouldn't it be better to show it all the time? I think a lot of us miss that point. We don't need an excuse to be friendly, we don't need a date to show caring for our fellow man, we don't need a holiday to express joy. We should be practising it all the time. If we do, the world would be a much better place. I hope that we all can remember that, and keep up the spirit of the season, long after it is over.