Boycotting Society

I have been meaning to blog about how awesome my Christmas was- and I will do that (but maybe not until this weekend). For now, I've got to vent to someone about how ungrateful, disrespectful, materialistic, borderline evil men and women can be. Not all of them- let me make that point very clear. And guess comes out of ungrateful, disrespectful, materialistic, borderline evil men and women? Ungrateful, disrespectful, materialistic, borderline evil children. 

And when do ungrateful, disrespectful, materialistic, borderline evil children's claws really come out?

Christmas. Or, excuse me, these children like to call it X-Mas..

Let me explain to you the difference between x-mas and Christmas. 

Christmas is a time to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas is when you have the chance to relax beside a beautiful Christmas tree with joyful Christmas music plays in the background while you ponder the blessings God has put into your life. People spend countless hours trying to find the perfect gift to show how much they appreciate the people in their lives, whether they are coworkers, friends, service men and women, teachers, or family. Christmas is when you spend time with your family while you make memories and traditions that you will pass down the line of generations. Christmas is when watching movies in your pajamas while drinking hot cocoa is a must, and the cold weather makes scarves and layers of clothing a necessity. Christmas has it's own distinct smells- turkey cooking in the oven, peppermints, cinnamon, apple pie, sugar cookies, and more. I love everything about Christmas. I love the lights, the music, the decorations, the anticipation of awaiting Christmas morning, the joy of spending time with your family, and the giggles and whispers about Santa. I love Christmas.

Now, let me explain to you what X-Mas is.

X-Mas is when you spend every waking hour in retail shops trying to buy the biggest and best Christmas presents for your children or whoever not because they deserve them or because you want to show your appreciation of them, but because it's "go big, or go home" or because you think money buys all things. You spend so much time out shopping that you forget to count your blessings- you forget to take the time to stop and enjoy the smells, the traditions, the "umph" of Christmas. You realize you don't even have your Christmas tree decorated and it's three days before Christmas (oh, wait, X-Mas). X-Mas is when you are to busy on the phone in the store's check out lines to smile and wish your cashier a Merry Christmas. X-Mas is when you're so stressed out that you accidentally run a red light and almost crash into a mini van. X-Mas is when you are lucky if you get to catch five minutes of the five o'clock news. Screw Christmas movies! X-mas is when the only Christmas carols you've heard all season are those that you are lucky enough to hear over the madness of people talking and the beeping of the checkout line in Walmart. X-mas is when your children are more busy demanding what they want Santa to bring them. X-Mas is when your children grow up knowing NOTHING about the birth of our Savior. X-Mas is when you fear your child will be kicking and screaming if they don't get that Barbie dream house even though they just unwrapped Barbie's universe! 

Which sounds better to you?

Why am I on this rampage? Because I am disgusted by the amount of "tweets" and bashing from all ages towards the UPS and Fedex workers. There are all of these YouTube videos where children are YELLING at the top of their lungs because parents had to tell them their presents aren't actually here yet- that they are in some truck awaiting delivery. These children are pitching these huge fits, turning to Twitter to degrade UPS drivers- claiming they "ruined their X-mas". Seriously? What about the children out there that are NOT getting Christmas presents? There presents aren't just going to be late- they AREN'T coming at all! You don't see these kids posted on Facebook YELLING at their parents complaining about what they didn't receive on Christmas morning. Geeze.

Children die on Christmas. Death doesn't just take a holiday off. I know that sounds brutal, but that's the reality of things. What about the children that lost their lives on Christmas. Now, there "X-mas" was ruined. The families of these lifeless children Christmas' is ruined. What about the homeless people? What about the families that lost their homes from a fire? or the ones freezing up North? What about the families that loos a loved one from an automobile accident? 

Your Christmas wasn't ruined because of Fedex. 

Teach your children the meaning of Christmas.

God sent his ONLY son to this Earth to die. If the birth of Jesus had never happened, not only would we not have Christmas but we wouldn't have the promise of eternal life. We wouldn't have a forgiving Father in Heaven that forgives us for our mistakes. We wouldn't have salvation. We wouldn't have the blessings that we all experience daily. We wouldn't have ANYTHING.

We also wouldn't have Fedex workers willing to put in 60+ hour work weeks to deliver gifts to people- even if they are a little late.

Wake up, people. 

Christmas is over. Santa might not technically be "watching you".. but guess who is?

God.

Let's be honest. Are you on his nice or naughty list?