i am equally guilty among those who treated Christmas as one of those occasions that just must pass and be celebrated. i would understand, though still not an excuse for them, that some hardly felt it at all due to poverty, hunger and strife. i've realized that my lame reason of being too much occupied with work and family/personal matters had simply led me to not appreciate the deep meaning of why we celebrate Christmas in the first place. and that is the miraculous birth of Jesus Christ into this world, through Mary, which eventually led to his crucifixion for the forgiveness of mankind's sins. John 3:16 simply puts God's reason, "...that God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes on Him should not perish but have eternal life."
maybe too many traditions and the repeated celebration of Christmas years and years after Jesus' birth have somewhat blurred the meaning of it all. but i think every year is a high time for us to return to the basics. LOVE is the reason why we have Christmas so it leaves us no reason to not love one another in return. we should cease complaining of what we don't have, let's start counting our blessings instead.. Merry Christmas everyone! :D
