Just because I'm jewish doesn't mean I cant celebrate the birth of our true lord and savior. Well at least thats what my this guy yelling on the street told me. I am tempted to believe him, I mean why shouldn't I? Should the opportunity Christmas provides be that exclusive? Shouldn't succumbing to the pressures of social obligation and consumerism in order to shamelessly curry favor among our closest friends and family be a global right? An opportunity, a time of renewal when we can admit our wrongs with the veil of sincerity that only the "Holiday Spirit"could provide to even our most proud and childish actions of self preservation. Like that time you made fun of your Aunt Gladys's goiter at Thanksgiving in order to ensure that the whole family knew that YOU, had the best joke about the abnormal protuberance on her neck. Now only a month later one has the perfect opportunity for a most appropriate apology, while maintaining your untouchable reputation, and without the worry of having to sound like you mean it. In fact it may be the perfect opportunity to include an inconspicuous slight, referring to her unusually large jowls or perhaps her gluten allergy. A sample apology for this situation could go:
"Hey Aunt Gladys, I am so glad I could see you this year for Christmas. I think the goiter is looking much better now actually, and that necklace makes it almost unnoticeable. I really hope that we can forget about the comment I made over Thanksgiving. I would hate it if the memory of my immaturity was to ruin this years Christmas, I even made special effort to find gluten free flour, so as not to repeat last years bloating incident. "
Yes, let the season do the talking. No one wants to be blamed for "ruining the holidays" by holding grudges because of something frivolous or especially something they are told is frivolous. This is the lesson that people of all races, religions, and ethnicities from the whole world take to heart at Christmas time: forgetting all wrong doing in order to come together and exalt mighty Jesus, despite the heinous problems of accuracy still plaguing current editions of his biography. So while we go forth through this holiday season keep my advice in mind. Go repair some burnt bridges, so as to burn them again. This season, is a veritable playground for all the malevolent self-interested games you know you love to play. But why should you create a scene in the middle of dinner and deal with everyones immediate scorn, when you can assert your unreasonable sense of entitlement not on but through Christmas, to New Years, and well into easter by learning some false sincerity, all while behaving in accordance to your obvious superior standing.
-Sound Out Loud
Seasons Greetings From The Beatles - The Beatles (1964)
Happy X-Mas(War is Over) - John Lennon
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Look up an older god, an Indo-Persian/Roman god, named Mithras. I think you'll find convincing evidence not to buy into the Jesus thing and a good argument to celebrate what Christmas actually is--a time to try and bring joy into people's lives when the weather is cold. As far as I'm concerned, it's a holiday based on seasonal affect disorder.
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