A sudden loss of carols and spirit
December 23, 2011, Friday,
Tomorrow’s Christmas Eve already, and for some reason, I’m not looking forward to it. I’m not much in a festive mood today or any days prior to this one, but it’s really sad though that I’m not feeling Christmas in any way. I used to get all excited weeks before Christmas Eve. Jumping in joy as I gaze at the stacks of gifts under our Christmas tree, waking up late since we have no more classes, getting cozy with a cup of coffee in hand, I wonder what happened. I’m sure though that it has nothing to do with growing up.
We use growing up as an excuse for everything, and that’s not really it. Growing up has nothing to do with feeling cheerful during Christmas. It’s one day of the year that’s for all ages so scratch that. This is my first Christmas though after High School. Maybe that’s one of the reasons. Christmas parties, exchange gifts, and agapes, sweet to reminisce but they give nothing but nostalgia. The void inside you after graduating’s big enough. It’s no use trying to make it larger by being stuck in the past.
But, it’s kind of reassuring that I’m not the only one feeling this. Some of my friends are also not feeling Christmas. For that matter, everyone’s slowly losing their Christmas spirit. When I was 8, we used to carol at every house in our neighborhood. We had a lot of competition then, but now, you’ll be lucky to see two groups of carolers knocking at your door.
Even television programming is losing spirit in my opinion. Remember those Christmas specials on Cartoon Network and Disney back in the days? (I feel old just writing this line.) Now, try to find one Christmas special that’s really about Christmas. I’m talking about stand alone one shot cartoons and not some Christmas episode for some series. It’s quite rare.
Maybe we’re all too focused now at something else that we’re forgetting to feel cheerful or excited this Christmas. Well, that’s not what Christmas is all about to begin with, but I’m just saying, it matters. Throughout the year, we’ve been constantly losing things that has value to us. I don’t want Christmas to be one of them.
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