Where did we go wrong?
If there were no presents at all, would you still want to celebrate Christmas?
100 years ago, a little seven-year-old boy named Homer Mellen sent Santa Claus a letter asking for “a box of paints, also a nine cent reader, and a school bag to put them in.” And he added that if Santa happened to have “any nuts, or candy, or toys to spare” that he would love to have some. My, how times have changed. Today, nearly all of us expect to be showered with presents on Christmas morning, and then almost immediately people begin posting photos of their “Christmas loot” on social media websites such as Facebook. And as you will see below, the “Rich Kids of Instagram” have taken boasting about wealth to an extreme that nobody has ever seen before. Our society has become deeply, deeply materialistic, and whatever “meaning” Christmas once may have had has become almost completely lost at this point.
When I first came across this 100 year old Christmas list, I was quite stunned. First of all, this young boy was able to express himself far better than most seven-year-old boys can today. Secondly, his letter to Santa reflected a sense of humility and thoughtfulness that is extremely rare in this day and age. In case you cannot read the letter that I have posted below, here is what it says…
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Blame the parents! ! We all cry about people not saying Christmas or Christ. Well STOP buying all those material things!!! Buy one gift go to church and eat heavenly. When all the PC / ATHEIST business owners don't make record earnings. Watch how fast these fools throw the PC BS out the window. My family get A GIFT and we enjoy Christmas very much. No stress if buying everything (who has the money )no spending beyond our means. Why spend all that money for junk from China???
ReplyDeleteLook for all of this crap at the landfill in a couple of years.
ReplyDeleteDitto 7:37 AM. We simplified Christmas years ago and enjoy our no stress holiday much more than before.
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