Nathan

Life

Yes, Christmas is around the corner, just 15 days left in fact, but it does not really seem like the usual Christmas season. Here are a few things why it might be so:

• Global Financial Crisis – Yes, the crisis affects almost every aspect of our life, especially, financially, since we cannot spend like the usual spending that we do.
• Early Christmas Warning Signs – Ah, the good old department stores, and train stations (and oh, almost all stores) give us early Christmas warning signs since the start of the “-ber” months, making the anticipation for Christmas less likely. Warning signs? Yes, Christmas trees, Christmas songs, decorations, as early as September! We are being prepared for the season too early, I must say.
• New and Improved Stress – With increasing variety and discovery of new and improved problems every day, which is really unending, we tend to focus more on our problems rather than what fun and happiness we can anticipate.
• Maturing Society – Society as we know is gradually becoming mature, commercialized, and serious. Serious, serious, serious. Yes, serious. (Have you had enough seriousness already?) But seriously, the society, even young children are being groomed into a serious mindset early on in their lives. Nowadays, we tend to focus more on how to live, rather than enjoying each and every day. Before, simply living and enjoying what is available is already enough. As we go through globalization and technological advancements, we become more serious.
• Everything is Not Free – Everything, almost everything in this world requires some form of payment or favor or something similar. And sadly, it will go on for a very long time. Somehow, things seem pretty bleak, as people tend to count too much.

There are just some reasons why I think Christmas is becoming something not looked forward to. But hey, it’s not too late after all, for we can still enjoy and continue finding ways to look forward to this special occasion. It only happens once a year, when we can spend time with our loved ones. Let’s not make the future forget about the happiness that Christmas brings, how Christmas once captured our hearts.

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