Walking through Wal-Mart has a way of making you think about money (or the lack thereof). Nothing says "Happy Holidays" better than seeing Christmas decorations up on display four months ahead of that fateful day. Yes, I realize that they are just trying to compete with the snootier stores who put up their decorations right after the Fourth of July. This is referred to as "elegant foresight". Yet, if I leave my Christmas decorations up until after May, I'm referred to as "lazy". Anyway...
Wal-mart's elegant foresight has remind me of what I've got to do -- earn more money while trying to find some really good deals on presents. Woe be it that I don't do my patriotic duty and deny some American the privilege of standing knee-deep in tinsel and wrapping paper on Christmas Day. Who am I to not give them the opportunity to utter those heartfelt, holiday words, "Is this all I got?"
4 comments:
stores make me loathe the holiday season.
I know what you mean, Suni. Sometimes holidays make me loathe the holiday season...
It's really a shame! What may have started out to be a tradition of sharing with those less fortunate, or giving of ourselves from the heart with loved ones, has become such a commercial event. Hopefully we'll be able to impart this wisdom to our children; that sharing and giving of ourselves is not determined by commercialism but by the depth of love and compassion in our hearts. We choose whether we are to be bound by commercialism or to give from the heart.
Thanks for sharing, your post speaks for many who are tired of the commercialism of the holidays! ;)
Wow, I didn't realize it was so close to Christmas. Exciting times!
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