“That’s what it’s all about, isn’t it? That’s what it’s always been about. Gifts, gifts, gifts, gifts, gifts, gifts, gifts! You wanna know what happens to your gifts? They all come to me. In your garbage. You see what I’m saying? In your garbage. I could hang myself with all the bad Christmas neckties I found at the dump. And the avarice… The avarice never ends! ‘I want golf clubs. I want diamonds. I want a pony so I can ride it twice, get bored and sell it to make glue.’”
Chances are, you recognize this quote. It’s from How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and when I was younger, I believed the Grinch was the bad guy and the Whos were all victims. However, as you get older, you realize the Grinch is the only one who knows what he is talking about. During the movie you go along Cindy Lou Who’s journey because she is doubting Christmas herself. The reason being, the Whos, like far too many people now, base Christmas and the holiday season on one thing: gifts. We have become such a materialistic society, that the holiday that was originally centered around Christ’s birth is now recognized, more so, for Santa and the gifts. Hell, Black Friday is its own holiday now, but that’s a different story. The quote from above really stands out to me in the movie, because it shows what happens to the gifts that over-shine the family, religious, and gratefulness of the holiday. They end up in the trash. The toy you just had to have breaks. The jeans go out of style. The guitar you absolutely needed to learn to play sits and gathers dust. And, like the Grinch says, you could simply get bored, and will sell it or pawn it off to get something newer. Styles, trends, and toys are ever-changing, and you will not treasure the gifts you got for Christmas your entire life. Try a year, even a month without getting distracted by something else. Family, however, family is there for life. You can try getting rid of them, it just doesn’t work. It’s all for the best though, right? Your family are the people who will stick by your side in good times as well as bad. They’re the people who laugh with you, as well as cry, and they know you sometimes better than you know yourself. I’m not strictly talking about biological family here either. Your best friends, your roommate, your boyfriend or girlfriend, the people that you choose to be a part of your family. Your family, friends, and God are the things that matter, not the gifts. This year, focus on what you have instead of all that you can be given. Focus on your family and friends, and think about how lucky you are to have all that you do. Give everyone that matters to you some holiday loving! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! “Christmas doesn’t come from a store, maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.”
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This post is going to be a rant on a few things:
Next, the fact that people believe gay marriage is sinning. Even if you do, who the hell are you to say what is or isn’t sinning? Are you God? No? I didn’t think so. You worry about you, and let other people worry about themselves. Everyone sins. Every. Single. Human. Being. Sins. So, do not judge other people from sinning differently than you. Especially, when, in my book, being with and marrying the person you are in love with is not sinning. It’s love and vowing to spend your life with the other person. And ruining the sanctity of marriage? Are you kidding me? How is this even considered a valid argument anymore? With over half of marriages ending in divorce, the fact that people get divorced and remarried multiple times, and people are married drunk, how is someone who is in a dedicated relationship and in love ruining marriage? Also, in the verse that I quoted above, if we are saying that same-sex marriages wouldn’t be valid because of religious reasons, then a huge portion of our marriages wouldn’t be valid, and we also have a lot of women to execute. Just saying. I just don’t undertand the argument at all. It doesn’t make sense. And, seriously, marriage is about love. Marriage is about vowing to spend the rest of your life with another person, why does it matter if it is a man and a woman, man and man, or woman and woman? It’s love. What’s the difference? The last thing is the fact that people are annoyed of the fact that gay rights is publicized. I was just told, “You don’t see pictures and articles on straight people getting married.” Uh, that’s because we didn’t have to fight and push to be able to be married. We didn’t have to wait until 2012 for a law to be passed, only in a select few states for our marriage to be considered legal. It’s a big deal, and it should have happened along time ago. I apologize for the people who are ridiculed and criticized for their love. Love is love. I will stand on your side and support you the entire time. |
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