Saturday, December 25, 2010

Christmas

One singluar thing stands out as against the true Spirit of Christmas: the gift tag. If you want to give someone a gift, you should do it because you want them to have it. Not because you want them to like it, or have them thank you for it (though a good receiver will). True gifts are given out of a desire to give, not for any compensation or reciprocation. To give a gift with "from" filled out is giving for selfish reasons. Giving gifts anonymously without waiting to see if they like it, is giving in a generous spirit; like dying for the world's sins and rising up to heaven before seeing if anyone accepts.