Finished sadly are the great days of giving, the spirit of love for our fellow journeymen, and the time of lighting candles to remember that miracles do happen.
From festivities and singing the best of all songs, we pack up the decorations, the pine needles are the only thing left to remind us that we have just finished last year.
The link between individuals looking to distribute packages to help hurting people and holiday times goes back to the age of Dickens and the brilliant tale of Scrooge redeeming himself by finding generosity as the great road to joy. He is said to have kept Christmas all year yet this great line is seldom heard past January first.
Giving in December must find our minds visioning beyond holiday sentiments and get us feeling the compulsion year round. People in need of the help demonstrated for the great holiday giving don’t disappear when the world moves on and focuses on interests or life as usual.
Perhaps each of us should let old Scrooge give us inspiration and keep Christmas by episodes of high following his joyous generosity the whole year through.
