It took a while, but over time we have all forgotten the
meaning of Christmas. Now Christmas is about perpetuating the self-serving
culture we’ve all grown accustomed to. It’s about presents and half-price
holiday sales and a jolly, fat white man in a red suit. What Christmas means
has been commercialised, corrupted and conflated so much and for so long that girls
have lost the message: to give. Christmas is about giving what you have.
Christmas is a time to care for our family and loved ones but it’s also a time
to show love to those who need it the most- the less-privileged. Girls can show
this love not just in thought or in words but by actually giving to the poor,
weak, destitute and orphaned. Girls could give money, food, clothes,
possessions, or anything. Nothing is too small and it’s not enough to sit
within the confines of your mind and pray and hope; girls must put work to their
faith.
Christmas is about giving your self – your talents, your
gifts, your knowledge, your skills. This is a season when girls are reminded to
use their special talents and abilities to help others and improve the world around
them in some way. At Christmas, girls should shrug off selfishness or laziness
and realize that serving others is more important than serving one’s ego. Christmas
is about giving your time. This is because time is the most limited resource we
have, so the highest form of love should be to shower it on others. There is no
excuse for not giving because every girl has time. Christmas is a time for
girls to branch out of themselves and give something to help others, expecting
nothing in return. This is the real message of Christmas.
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