Saturday, December 27, 2008

The True Meaning of Christmas

Christmas is not about celebrating the birth of our savior.

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It is not about a quiet contemplation of the year, or a celebration with friends and loved ones.

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It's not the about the bustle, or the songs, or the foods that evoke history and home.

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It's not even about running around unto exhaustion so that you can suffer through the racist, homophobic garbage spewed by your in-laws. Garbage that is interspersed with "Why don't we see more of you?" guilt trips that you are forced to endure without the sweet blessing of a cocktail.

No. Christmas is about none of those things. Instead? Christmas is about this:



Jason and I received this as a present. I, literally, don't know what to say. The generosity leaves me speechless.

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