Tuesday, December 25, 2012

December To Remember: Christmas Realizations


Dear Friends,


I have said in the past that I don’t like or do Christmas. However, unlike the other years that I think I am going to face the real reason why I don’t like Christmas. I think you all will be surprised why I don’t like the holiday but then again, you might just assume something else. No matter what, it is going to be an interesting entry because one thing that my blogs help me do is realize my inner fears about my life.

So my reason for disliking the holidays is basically my son. It is hard to be happy to celebrate Christmas without seeing it through the eyes of children. My childhood and Christmas was basically short and sweet. Unlike most kids, I don’t remember any good Christmas since 1990. I think looking at Christmas through a child’s eyes is something special. So I wish I could see Christmas through my son’s eyes. I cannot right now.

Christmas to me is also about Jesus Christ. I am not a real Christian but I do believe that Christ was born on this date. My memories of Christmas were also spent in church. I still can’t go to church on Christmas without feeling sick and uneasy. Does that make me a bad person? No but it does make me look like someone avoiding spirituality. However, in the long run, I do my best to have some form of religion.

In a nutshell, Christmas to me is not the best time of year to be happy or blessed. I learned that unlike Thanksgiving, the only thing I am thankful for is getting through a year without crying and sobbing. I am happy to at least see a new year but then again, I believe that most people are on borrowed time. I do believe that for every year I am alive, there is time being wasted.

So I will leave you all with this for next year: If I see my son, then I might be able to see Christmas. If I go to church, then I believe in Christmas. However, until then it is all about living day to day. Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays.






Eugene Chandler III 

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