It is that time of the year once again where everyone is gathered giving gifts to each other, sharing and caring about one another, and eating food to their delight. I haven’t given a gift to anyone in years. Not something small, nor something grand. Come to think of it, I haven’t celebrated Christmas in years. The holidays have lost its meaning to me as I grew older, but I don’t want it to remain this way. I want to feel the holiday season the way it used to feel. I want it to feel like it is a special day like it is supposed to be.
Back then, I thought receiving a gift during Christmas was the most delightful feeling in the world. Even those that I’ve received from exchanging gifts with my classmates at school, I thought it was amazing. Though most of those gifts were probably thrown in the trash since I had nothing to use them for. Still, the feeling that I had when receiving gifts were there. Until I realized that those gifts were not genuine. I thought less and less about gifts, then Christmas, then holidays. However, there is one thing that I started craving more than gifts during holidays. I wanted my family to come together and celebrate them once more. It has been so long since we celebrated Christmas as a whole. I want it to change. I want to give gifts that are genuine and not only bought because it fits the price limit. Even if I can’t change my own holidays, I should at least try and make it better for the others.
Many years have I received gifts from others. It made me feel a bit like a nuisance. For those years, I will change and give back to the people who have helped me. A gift’s worth is not weighed by its price. Its value grows tenfold when you know that it is genuine and has a meaning.
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