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No one gives away something for nothing these days. There always seems to be a catch. This is our current thought process today, even in this season of giving. Sometimes the deed of the deceiver overshadows those of noble intention. Even when we cannot see a clearly defined scheme, we believe in our hearts that it is there. Is this because as a society we have become people that look out for our sole interest? Have we become so depraved we cannot decipher honesty, truth and love?
We acquired this way of thinking based on society’s current trends. Only a fool or a very naïve person would allow someone to rob them twice. How many of us would take home a gangster and love him as equally as much as our own children after he put a knife at our throat? If by some miracle your life was spared, would you not do whatever you could to get such a menace taken off the street?
On a regular day we do not even for a moment think about people who make it their life long career to rob and steal. Yet I could say we have become a cautious people. Consider the ratio of such people in comparison to those that are honest? Which group out number which? Do we care? Or are we allowing the minority to influence the way we look at things as a whole? I would like to hold fast to the belief that we are not going to allow our thought process to be formed by the actions of a few. As the most advanced civilization we should ask questions and seek to find truth. This holds true even for the holidays we celebrate. Why should we take on the mob mentality? I’d say question the reason behind the things we celebrate as a world. Not because the masses choose to go along with it, you should too.
The majority of the world will be celebrating the birth of a child that was born to give us life, but what percentage of those celebrating his birth knows this? How many of us seek to know the real reason behind the celebration of Christmas? We are taught that the giving of gifts symbolizes the gifts given Jesus by the wise men, but are we aware that it goes beyond that? The baby whose birth we will be celebrating was a sacrificial gift given to man by God. Unlike a gangster, God will never hold us captive or force us to accept his gift of life. He wants us to freely choose to have life, the choice is ours. All we have to do is believe and accept this gift, or choose to die in our ignorance. Choose to open your gift this Christmas season. It is too good to be true, but it is truth. It is yours for the taking; seek to know the reason behind the season.
Ruth Andrews Garnes was born in Belize the second of six children. She moved to New York City at age eighteen. After studying nursing she worked in the emergency room in Bellevue Hospital. She currently resides with her husband and seven children in the Houston Texas area. Having always had a heart for hurting children she adopted four sisters. Through her writings she hopes to be able to make a difference to hurting children everywhere by giving a voice to their struggles.
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