Merry Christmas?

So Christmas is here again. The malls are flooded with shoppers looking to cash-out on gifts and goodies for the 'holiday season'. Santa Claus epitomizes Christmas more than anything else.

Christmas season is certainly heaven for the economy. It falls right at the end of the year, and gives people good reason to celebrate and make merry. Unfortunately, it comes with a bittersweet after-taste.

For the past two years, members of the American congress have suggested changing the name from Christmas to 'something more neutral', and this development has made develop an almost hatred for these individuals.

I think that anyone who is offended by the fact that Christmas is the celebration of Christ's birth should jump off a bridge, and quickly too. It's just plain stupid that some people care so much about the meaning and feel it should no longer be recognized as a Christian festivity.

Christian or not Christian, folks should see Christmas as a time of love and sharing. A time of peace and joy. A time of warmth and giving. Not just a time where Wal-Mart looks like the Titanic sinking. A friend of mine was telling me about how he got Xbox 360 for his birthday in November, and is expecting a Nintendo Wii for Christmas. I was plain disgusted, to say the least.

Greed is slowly eating up the essence of Christmas. All we do is want, and want more. There are people who will starve to death on Christmas day. Oh yes. We'll all have giant suppers, and gifts to open. How much do we think about people who won't receive the biggest gift of all. People who will be alone in suffering, with no love or comfort.