martedì 12 giugno 2007
Succumbing to the inevitable...
I hate looking at the clock and knowing that I have to leave for work soon. It's all snowy outside, and a lot of schools are closed, and we're supposed to get 3-5 inches of snow with sleet mix. Lovely. And I get to go to work, and drive home at 9:00 tonight. What do you bet that the roads are slick as hell? That's all right. Everything happens for a reason, even nature.My plans fell through last night. Leish and I were supposed to go see Potter again, but she's been sick and she didn't get up when I woke her, so we didn't go. I was upset at first because she really threw my ch'i out of whack, but I centered myself, and I was all right. That is an amazing anger management technique.I think I'll buy a mini Christmas tree today. We don't have any money, but I don't care. I'm going to buy a few decorations. It's Christmas, dammit. The time for Santa and candy canes and other non-religious forms of expression. I really wish it wasn't called Christmas. That's rather insensitive to religious groups who don't recognize Christ. I shall call it X-Mas from now on. That makes me feel more comfortable.I do plan to post a bit about my life changing week, but I don't have time right now. Let's just say that I've had a spiritual revelation. No, I haven't found Jesus for all of you out there rolling your eyes. It's much different than that. I won't get into it now. And now I can't even see out of my window through the blizzardy snow. I don't care. I love snow. It's wonderful. I am hungry now, so I will go and eat before going to the hell that is my job. CVS is sooooo not good for my ch'i.
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I really wish it wasn't called Christmas. That's rather insensitive to religious groups who don't recognize Christ.Which is funny, considering that Christmas IS about Christ...the true meaning of Christmas became lost through the commercialization of the holidays. Have you never seen that Charlie Brown holiday special?You don't want to recognize Christ because of your "religious beliefs", don't celebrate Christmas. Simple as that.
They're not actually "religious beliefs" because I don't subscribe to a religion. I much prefer being an individual rather than one of millions of mindless drones.The holiday that falls on December 25th is NOT about Christ for me, or rather it is but only in name because it is the generally accepted term. I like the holiday. Even if you do not believe in Christ, you can still get something out of the day because of, as you put it, the commercialization of the holidays. I can be with my friends and family, exchange gifts, and have a good time.I'll celebrate X-Mas for what commercialization has done to it. The rest of the world can celebrate the birth of "Christ"; I'll just put up lights, watch "Rudolph", and worship my effigy of The Grinch.
You don't have to subscribe to a religion to have religious beliefs. A lot of society's common sense rules are based on religion, after all. The Ten Commandments, for example. Besides, there's nothing wrong with being a "mindless drone", because chances are whatever you've thought of has been done and is practiced by a lot more people than you think. Also, you realize that Christmas is a -Christian- holiday, right? You're not celebrating Christmas - you're celebrating the spirit of the many holidays (Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Yule/the Solstice) that are taking place this season. So you're just looking really, really silly right now. Oh well, to each his/her own, I guess.
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