My Rant For the Holidays
Well, time for me to ramble on about this subject. =D By no means am I trying to be a grinch. I just been thinking about these things for a day and I think its kinda funny. So sit back and enjoy this rant for what it really is.
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This time of year is meant to be a relaxing and joyous occasion. Yet, have you ever noticed how much people get stressed during the holiday season?
Let start with shopping. It seems stores are preparing for christmas earlier and earlier every year. I saw some stores putting up christmas stuff the day after halloween. Ten years down the road, they will start after Easter and 10 years after that they will start after new years. An exageration, maybe; A possibility, definately. Since when has marketing become a part of christmas?
Then with the craziness that occurs in stores on these "Special Sales Days" is as stupid as a screen door on a submarine. People are pushing and shoving each other trying to get that last Oven mit set for a relative who will most likely never use it and most probably give it away to someone else next year. Since when has this type of insanity been a part of christmas?
Next, lets touch on travel. Everyone becomes stressed out because there is so much traffic on the road. Everyone needs to get to Uncle Bob's or Aunt Lisa's house by a certain time on a certain day and they are late due to traffic. So they start driving recklessly to make up for the lost time and accidents happen. Since when has time schedules been a part of christmas?
And when people travel, they dont seem to take into account unforseen events that may arise and again become stressed out over such a thing. "Oh, I am too tired to drive anymore. I better find a place to stay." And when they do get to a hotel, the place is over booked so they take their frustration out on the poor guy behind the counter figuring that if they are miserable, so will everone else. Or these people may argue about rates, or credit card only policies and such events like that. Since when is being self-centered a part of christmas.
And finally, lets talk about socialization. Everyone is all up in arms about going to visit friends and family. "Oh we just gotta go see Aunt Flo!" Do you really think aunt flow, a person who has been miserable and alone for the past 10 years cares if you come and see her? Preparation saves everyone a lot of agrivation. Why not call up Aunt Flo and see if she wants company? "No? Fine then you old bat. Merry Christmas to you too." Since when has intrusion been a part of christmas?
Then there are people who do want some company but no one ever seems to think about. What about the elderly that are stuck in homes that have no living relatives? Dont you think they would appreciate just 5 minutes with another person whose sole intent was to come by and say "Merry Christmas"? Or how about that homeless person you pass by every day who lost everything because of the IRS exploiting a clerical error they made 20 years ago. Dont you think they would like someone to take them somewhere warm, buy them some food and have some decent conversation? Since when has human compassion disappeared from christmas?
So next time you are about to plan something or do something for the holiday season, recall these words of UNwisdom and either get a laugh or hunt me down and club me to death with giant candy canes!
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LOL....Merry Christmas!!!!!!
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This time of year is meant to be a relaxing and joyous occasion. Yet, have you ever noticed how much people get stressed during the holiday season?
Let start with shopping. It seems stores are preparing for christmas earlier and earlier every year. I saw some stores putting up christmas stuff the day after halloween. Ten years down the road, they will start after Easter and 10 years after that they will start after new years. An exageration, maybe; A possibility, definately. Since when has marketing become a part of christmas?
Then with the craziness that occurs in stores on these "Special Sales Days" is as stupid as a screen door on a submarine. People are pushing and shoving each other trying to get that last Oven mit set for a relative who will most likely never use it and most probably give it away to someone else next year. Since when has this type of insanity been a part of christmas?
Next, lets touch on travel. Everyone becomes stressed out because there is so much traffic on the road. Everyone needs to get to Uncle Bob's or Aunt Lisa's house by a certain time on a certain day and they are late due to traffic. So they start driving recklessly to make up for the lost time and accidents happen. Since when has time schedules been a part of christmas?
And when people travel, they dont seem to take into account unforseen events that may arise and again become stressed out over such a thing. "Oh, I am too tired to drive anymore. I better find a place to stay." And when they do get to a hotel, the place is over booked so they take their frustration out on the poor guy behind the counter figuring that if they are miserable, so will everone else. Or these people may argue about rates, or credit card only policies and such events like that. Since when is being self-centered a part of christmas.
And finally, lets talk about socialization. Everyone is all up in arms about going to visit friends and family. "Oh we just gotta go see Aunt Flo!" Do you really think aunt flow, a person who has been miserable and alone for the past 10 years cares if you come and see her? Preparation saves everyone a lot of agrivation. Why not call up Aunt Flo and see if she wants company? "No? Fine then you old bat. Merry Christmas to you too." Since when has intrusion been a part of christmas?
Then there are people who do want some company but no one ever seems to think about. What about the elderly that are stuck in homes that have no living relatives? Dont you think they would appreciate just 5 minutes with another person whose sole intent was to come by and say "Merry Christmas"? Or how about that homeless person you pass by every day who lost everything because of the IRS exploiting a clerical error they made 20 years ago. Dont you think they would like someone to take them somewhere warm, buy them some food and have some decent conversation? Since when has human compassion disappeared from christmas?
So next time you are about to plan something or do something for the holiday season, recall these words of UNwisdom and either get a laugh or hunt me down and club me to death with giant candy canes!
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LOL....Merry Christmas!!!!!!
posted by Ozone at 23:07
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