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Ah, its Boxing Day again. For those who don't know, the day after Christmas is usually known as Boxing Day. If you want further information, you can always come here xD I sometimes wonder if the people celebrating Christmas gets what it meant when they celebrate Christmas.
Yesterday's sharing at Brother David's house did really paint the real picture of what's really happening out there. I am glad that i was at the meeting instead of being at The Spring looking at fireworks or anything of sorts near there. You see, the fact that people say "Aiya celebrate Christmas because its the birth of Jesus Christ ma". That makes me remember the few reasons of why i don't celebrate Christmas. In the first place, Jesus wasn't born during 25th December. So it makes no sense celebrating something which was put in place a human. Then again, people argue, "Sometimes its not the facts which matter that much, its the just the spirit which counts". Again, the illustration shared by Bro David showed how weird we humans are.
Its goes like this. It was Christmas eve. His friend was trying to convince him to attend a Christmas celebration outside. As usual, he said no. But his friend knowing all the facts of Christmas told him that it's the spirit which is important. Then, he made a deal with his friend. He said, " Tell me what you see at 12am. If you see the people outside there really remembering the birth of Jesus Christ, I will join you guys."
We all know the what his friend saw at 12am. It wasn't people sincerly praying or anything. Instead they were partying hard, drinking beer, and having those kind of fun which you do at a pub. His friend did not tell him what he saw.
At the end of this story, we all can see what we humans are weirdly capable of. Associating beer commercials with Christmas and then proclaiming, " We celebrate Christmas to remember the birth of Jesus." Plain shameless and weird but yet millions celebrate each year come 25th December. Are you one of them? Maybe it's time to reflect on the so called "Christmas" you're celebrating. Maybe that's why sometimes I feel a lonely Christmas is yet better than a Christmas with the wrong people and purpose. At least, that's what I feel......
Zhen Yu
From Kuala Lumpur
