Hello everyone, I trust you are having a great weekend in preparation for the Christmas celebration. I checked through the weekend community and found out there are lots of interesting topics to engage in so I choose to share with you how overated the Christmas celebration has been and the problems some people encounter as a result of it. Allow me drive you through my line of thoughts.
On a very personal note, I am of the opinion that the Christmas season has been given an inordinate relevance which has lead to lots of family, social, security and even health problems over the years.
Do not misunderstand me. I understand that Christmas is one of those long awaited day of the year which most people look forward to seeing. A time of love and sharing, a time to spend with families and friends, a time to relax and go on a vacation, a time to renew bonds and to Christians, a time to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Yes, I know all of that and don't get it twisted, I am not disputing any of those.
From my observations, Christmas season and Christmas celebration has lost its original intent and has been so overrated by many. Christmas has become the reason that relationship like marriages break, it has been the reason behind some criminal acts and other unwholesome behaviours among both young and old.
Before you think I am concluding too fast, let me share with you life situations I witnessed. Two years ago, I lived close to a family of 4. A husband, wife and two beautiful daughters. The compound being a large one had lots of occupants and that year's Christmas Eve was a big mess for the family I'm taking about. We heard an uneasiness between the couple on closed doors but everyone seemed to be carefree until the intensity was so high. Neighbours were forced to intervene when a loud scream came from the woman of the house. She had been beaten to stupor by her husband who was still at the moment so furious. On getting to inquire what the problem was, we discovered that the woman was quarreling with the husband about his inability the buy her and the kids their "Christmas clothes and shoes". She also complained that the money given by her husband for the Christmas meals wasn't enough and out of her frustration, she began to rain verbal abuse on her husband who later showed her his manly strength by beating her up. Now tell me, would all those crazy things happen if Christmas wasn't overrated?
Another scenario is that of another neighbour of mine who was embarrassed by our landlord early January of the next year because he wasn't able to renew his rent. Since he was closed to me, I had to find out why he couldn't renew his rent on time and guess his reason, "I spent a lot of money during Christmas" was his response. I couldn't help but think over why Christmas season should be a reason for forgetting an essential need like shelter. It sounded really crazy to me.
You see, many people get themselves involved in frivolous behaviours because of Christmas and I strongly object that. One should celebrate the season with caution and with the reality that life continues even after Christmas.
Thanks for reading my post, am sure it was worth your time.
