Today is Christmas Day. My second Christmas away from home. For the past few years, I haven’t felt the Christmas spirit that much anymore. Mainly because we can’t celebrate Christmas together as a family.
I miss those days when we laugh, talk, eat, and pray together even if all we had was a simple meal for our Noche Buena. I remember one Christmas when I was grumpy and sad because everyone was so tight with the money. Funny, now that we could somehow afford to buy something other than our basic needs; I somehow long for those days when we can’t, those days when we were together, when we were complete.
Well it’s true that money is the lifeblood of any organization, or of the society for that matter but I have realized this fundamental truth: it is LOVE that makes the world go round. It really is love.
As I lay awake waiting for Christmas Day to come to an end and still hoping for Santa to grant my wishes, I have come to my senses that the Christmas spirit is just right here with me all along. Love never disappears nor does it fade away with each mile that we are apart; it lingers on and it stays true to its promise that where there is love, there is genuine happiness. Christmastime or not, I have my family here with me, in my heart, for it is love that keeps us together. And that's all that matters.
No comments:
Post a Comment