Christmas

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I happened to notice something while watching A Christmas Story for at least the tenth year in a row. And that is, there is nothing special whatsoever about Christmas, or any day, really. There is so much hype and preparation and anticipation for it, but when it is here, it just comes and goes and ends up in obscurity, just like any other day. Is it really worth it, all that for just one day?

Nothing (or at least, not much) happens in a day. There are barely any single days that have transformed the course of history, or revolutionized science. Time can be best understood as a dynamic system, where change occurs over months or years. There must be, then, some type of beauty in the mundanities of life. This is all I can pull out of this. There must be some sort of sacred aspects in the profane and everyday.

There is certainly more to say, but I don't know how to say it. Build upon, or deconstruct, this idea as you see fit.

 

[Required Username]

Ya. Its just a day, that supposedly celebrated Jesus's birth, but that meaning has clearly diminished over time. And im pretty sure the Bible says Jesus was born in like august or something.

But its one of those things that doesnt make sense. I thinks its just an excuse for the American obsession of materialism.Its just an excuse for people to go out, and buy a bunch of cheap shit. Im one of the lucky ones i guess. I was brought up to love Christmas, and celebrate the religious aspects of it, which gave me a special feeling. I dont feel this feeling anymore due to depression and anxiety, so it kinda sucks.

Now its supposedly a day where we celebrate our family, and celebrate materialism. Its quite sad, we should be celebrating life all the time. Society kinda sucks, and makes life not fun to live.

 

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Ya. Its just a day, that supposedly celebrated Jesus's birth, but that meaning has clearly diminished over time. And im pretty sure the Bible says Jesus was born in like august or something.

But its one of those things that doesnt make sense. I thinks its just an excuse for the American obsession of materialism.Its just an excuse for people to go out, and buy a bunch of cheap shit. Im one of the lucky ones i guess. I was brought up to love Christmas, and celebrate the religious aspects of it, which gave me a special feeling. I dont feel this feeling anymore due to depression and anxiety, so it kinda sucks.

Now its supposedly a day where we celebrate our family, and celebrate materialism. Its quite sad, we should be celebrating life all the time. Society kinda sucks, and makes life not fun to live.

It is almost impossible that Jesus was born on December 25th.

I vaguely remember that feeling... if I do correctly recall, it was nice, even if it was always accompanied by torrents of tears. Eh, that still happens every now and again, I suppose, just not because of the same feeling.

On the one side, I hate society and everything it stands for. It is all worthless, every single bit of it. No genuineness or truth resides. But at the same time, I truly feel sorry for them, not society itself, but the individuals which comprise it. I could say anything I want about an impersonal whole, making generalizations and stereotypes, but I could never do the same to an individual.

But I still don't understand.

And then, sometimes, I just hate myself.

 

[Puffy]

That, and it near enough pays this months rent

 

[GYX_Kid]

if i was an al-qaeda terrorist, i'd definitely exploit the herds pointlessly gathered to stand in the cold, and bomb times square on new years eve.

 

[IssphitiKOzS]

It's like when I turned 21.

 

[Solitaire U.]

Stop over-analyzing...it's for the shorties.