December 1, 2007

• Do you think Christmas' central focus on materialism takes away from the ambiance of the season?

  My answer may be considered a kinda' negative answer, but I don't think most people THINK about a holiday.  They just take the traditions and accept them for what they have been told.

  I think there's several parts to this question.  Is Christmas' central focus on materialism?  And what is the ambiance of the season?

  First, I think that Christmas has had such a central focus on materialism that most people today don't even know what it's really about.  If that's true for today, the the ambiance of the season is materialism.  Hence, the materialism adds to the ambiance that Christmas is all about because it is all about materialism.  Make sense? 

  Secondly, I think the question is inferring that Christmas has a different ambiance than materialism.  So what is this ambiance?  Is it the gentle snow with a lover giving his mate a fine piece of jewelry?  Remember that every Kiss begins with Kays.  Sorry about that.  Is it the warmth of a home-cooked meal at Bob Evans with the light snow and chlly air outside?  Is it the family all getting together and exchanging gifts?  All those scenarios seem to be commercialized, and thus materialized.  Ambiance according to dictionary.com is the mood, character, quality, tone, atmosphere, etc., particulary of an environment or milieu.  So what is the ambiance set by the Christmas season? 

  Thirdly, the season will depend upon YOU!  If you make it a materialistic season, that's what it will be along with all its commercialized settings.  If you make it something else, then it is something else.  I just don't think that people can get away from it being steeped in the boiling water of materialism today. 

  And a question to consider:  If you honestly think that it's Christ's birthday, what did you do for Him?  And I don't want to hear that He gave the ultimate so that we would know about giving, blah!  What did you do for HIM if it's His birthday?
  

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  Xerox, yeah!

  I think this is a worth endeavor, regardless of "why" they may do it.  Visit here.  It's really nice to support the troops no matter what you feel is the reason they are overseas.  The troops don't have a choice in the matter, so supporting them for doing their duty is good.  That's my estimation of it.  You can hate the government leaders, okay.  But that doesn't mean that you should hate the ones that are obeying their orders.  Does it?

  Bar Code Tattoos

  DSC left me a site to visit since I had mentioned that.  Check out this site.  I think that's pretty cool and will probably buy a set that says "ThruTheFog" and have DMo224 bar coded on it.  LoL!

  Still Sick

  The meds don't seem to be making me better.  It just seems that I'm getting weaker, and I can't talk.  Now that might be a blessing for someone around here.  LoL!  Of course, the party that she could throw when I pass on, wow!

  The FogWalker goes back to the recliner.... sleepy again...
  

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