Birth of Christ: Its Essence and True Meaning
Bright and rainbow-colored christmas lights, huge, tall and decorative christmas trees, man-sized belens, children caroling from house to house, exchanging of gifts, eye-catchy parols hung everywhere, these are the usual scenario during the cold breeze of December. The month which is believed to be the birth of our savior Jesus Christ. This very significant day touches one's life and carved a deep meaning in every heart of Filipinos.
Christmas season, as what we usually define, is love and giving. It is the time for us to reconcile with people whom we got mad. The time for us to make others feel special. And to help who are in need for goodwill reigns in our hearts.
Christmas here in the Philippines is simple yet meaningful. Despite of many dilemmas in life, there's always the tradition of sharing what we have. To the children, christmas is all about gifts and carol. It's about the nine consecutive nights of the Misa Aguinaldo for some. And to almost all of us, christmas is all about the anticipated mouth-watery delicacies prepared during Noche Buena. Its hard to realize that almost everyone of us have forgotten the true and real essence of Christmas.
Ideal christmas is all about LOVE. Love for ourselves, for others, and for God. A line from a famous christmas song states that we should give love on christmas day. It's love that we are needing. Love that binds us together. Love that unites every person. Ideal christmas is all about Giving and Sharing. Giving a part of our parts and sharing our blessings to others. This is the spirit of Christmas. It is not beyond the materialistic things but it's within us, within ourselves, within our hearts.
Bright and rainbow-colored christmas lights, huge, tall and decorative christmas trees, man-sized belens, children caroling from house to house, exchanging of gifts, eye-catchy parols hung everywhere, these are the usual scenario during the cold breeze of December. The month which is believed to be the birth of our savior Jesus Christ. This very significant day touches one's life and carved a deep meaning in every heart of Filipinos.
Christmas season, as what we usually define, is love and giving. It is the time for us to reconcile with people whom we got mad. The time for us to make others feel special. And to help who are in need for goodwill reigns in our hearts.
Christmas here in the Philippines is simple yet meaningful. Despite of many dilemmas in life, there's always the tradition of sharing what we have. To the children, christmas is all about gifts and carol. It's about the nine consecutive nights of the Misa Aguinaldo for some. And to almost all of us, christmas is all about the anticipated mouth-watery delicacies prepared during Noche Buena. Its hard to realize that almost everyone of us have forgotten the true and real essence of Christmas.
Ideal christmas is all about LOVE. Love for ourselves, for others, and for God. A line from a famous christmas song states that we should give love on christmas day. It's love that we are needing. Love that binds us together. Love that unites every person. Ideal christmas is all about Giving and Sharing. Giving a part of our parts and sharing our blessings to others. This is the spirit of Christmas. It is not beyond the materialistic things but it's within us, within ourselves, within our hearts.
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