“How can anybody say NO? It’s Christmas.” –Richard Fish, Ally McBeal
Whenever the holidays are approaching, you hear terms “Christmas” and “rush” thrown away together a lot. I guess in a word, it’s called CHAOS. Perhaps maybe a beautiful mess for optimists, but pretty much chaotic just the same. Everybody is just everywhere, everytime. It pushes your patience to the brink, it drains out all the energy in you, and it puts a crimp in your plans since you are at odds with things you have no control over.
However, in the face of all these unwanted annoyances hounding us during the holidays, people are still in such a cheerful mood. That’s probably a good way of putting the concept of Christmas rush into perspective. And despite some worldly asses who seem to have forgotten the true meaning of the season by promising Santa Claus they’re going to be good for the rest of their sorry lives if their wish came true, these holidays aren’t just about people flocking the malls and flea markets and whining and cramming to muster (and spend) every penny they could find. I’m thinking, it’s also a dash of emotions — I suspect mostly good — people feel during the holidays. It’s like an endorphins haven that offers a tad happier place for everyone to at least feel a little less lonely and a bit more loved. Of course it doesn’t work that way for all. “Holiday blues” are just as popular this time of the year, but still. I know it is all sorts of cliché, but the atmosphere’s simply and totally different when it’s Christmas. The jollity is just so apparent, even the most stoic person could not deny.
Look, I am not trying to shove the joyous spirit down everybody’s throats. Each one has his/her own reason to experience Christmas the way s/he opts to. I’m just all about trying to see things in a different light instead of being down in the dumps. So go ahead, let’s celebrate. Cut me a slice of the yuletide pie. 😉
Let’s all have a merry and meaningful Christmas! 🙂
seriously JOLLY 