tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4888859988654784344.post442345452515270746..comments2011-01-19T19:42:23.090-05:00Comments on Moonbeam Disco: The spirit of Christmas, revisited.S. Brykczynskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943624825387577918noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4888859988654784344.post-41425176180690022562008-11-24T09:12:00.000-05:002008-11-24T09:12:00.000-05:00I completely agree Tristan. What I like most about...I completely agree Tristan. What I like most about our Christmas celebration is the atmosphere. The singing, the games, and of course the food! I don't think that all "families" celebrate like we do. But of course everyone like to think they are special........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4888859988654784344.post-39052105086126420922008-11-24T08:05:00.000-05:002008-11-24T08:05:00.000-05:00I certainly think that everyone suffers from the c...I certainly think that everyone suffers from the consumerist delusion that we <I>ought</I> to be buying each other ridiculous amounts of shiny crud every holiday.<BR/><BR/>This is a relatively recent thing, I think, created to benefit corporations. In the past, a Christmas feast was enough of a gift for everyone in itself. This obsession with fashionable expensive objects doesn't bring anyone together. The cost of this delusion is that we burden ourselves excessively with debt, guilt and many other negative emotions. If we're ever going to move beyond consumerism to a lifestyle which is sustainable (not just environmentally, but socially-emotionally) then this is one of the first things that's got to go.<BR/><BR/>I think that it's a wonderful sentiment to want to honour and celebrate another person by giving them something you specially picked out for them. However, there is a delusion that unless we're giving whatever is currently cool or fashionable, then our intentions are somewhat less for that. In fact, I think that home made things are even more appropriate as presents, because it shows how much more effort the giver has given to the recipient.<BR/><BR/>Yes, shiny new things are nice - we like them, and they can make us feel good. So they should be the treasured exceptions in our lives. The real joy of our lives comes <I>only</I> from our relationships with other people - not from stuff.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, my $0.02 worth. Happy Holidays!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517304461048881751noreply@blogger.com