Sunday, December 14, 2014
Humbled Holidays
At the moment, my mom and I have just returned home from Christmas shopping which included the gift for the family member my table was assigned. With the money the members of my table gave and my money as well, I was able to buy what the father, who we were assigned, wanted and just a bit more. It was an awesome feeling being able to spend the few extra dollars to get this father more than he is expecting. I also felt very humbled the first time I read what he wanted. A jacket, a long sleeve shirt and cologne of any kind is all he asked for which isn't a lot. Those are the basic things most of us have on a daily basis and it isn't a big deal when we need to replace those items. It's moments like these where I realize how much we all take for granted day after day. It makes my heart happy knowing that I was able to gift this father with just a bit more than what he was asking for and I hope everyone else is feeling this way too because it really is a different type of happy. Well that's my two cents for the day, I am now off to wrap the gifts!
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I know the same feeling you're feeling right now, or I guess the feeling you felt on the 14th. I saw at starbucks last week a christmas tree with small ornaments that said the age of a child and what he/she wanted. now I had just been paid from work a week earlier and I was reluctant to spend any money because I hadn't had any to spend over the past few months. but I saw what these kids were asking for and I decided that helping out a parent that couldn't afford gifts for their child was a good use of my money. I picked a child who was 11 years old, and he wanted a lego set, a set of colored pencils and a sketch pad, and a rain coat. I saw a nice coat at costco a few days later and I got that for him as well as a t-shirt and beanie and the other things on his list. I suppose the spirit of christmas overcame me or something because when I had planned to spend only about 20 dollars I spent 35. I'm not trying to show off what a great person I am, I just want to share how awesome it is to give and make someone else happy. I was talking to this girl in Econ today and she said she loved christmas. I said I loved it too because everyone is so nice this time of year, and it makes me love giving to others. She stated that she only gives presents so she can get some back, and this struck me. The "banal Platitude" that giving is better than receiving really does stand true, and I'm sad that not many people have felt the joy of giving. It really makes Christmas time better when you get to be someone else's Santa Claus rather than only taking. I guess you could say it feels like eating warm cookies and milk in front of the fire.
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