C is everywhere
No, I didn't mean Christmas...I meant Chaos.
For those of you who are still buying gifts, better do it before the weekend. I cannot explain how happy is the feeling of sitting at home pretty and done with your shopping compared to slugging it out together with everyone at every mall, stall, corner, and food place. Long lines, tired shoppers, disgruntled sales personnel, swindlers who pretend to get lost in the city and ask for fare to return to their province, yeap, they're what you are going to run into.
and again.. if you really don't have to get someone a present and you're doing it just for the sake of giving, give it a rest. I'm sure a personal SMS is much much more meaningful than that Starbucks commuter mug. The cost in terms of celphone load would make 500 or more people happier.
This year's christmas has been a "disciplining" for me. I finally kept to my resolve. I haven't gotten a gift for anyone ('cept my parents, but that doesn't really count), and yes I also didn't buy anything for myself either. Whenever I think about it, I am sadly surprised.. but happy. Sad because I'm sure I wouldn't be thinking and talking like this if money was really easy to come by. I'm not just talking about myself, but about the whole working force in general. Inflation is there every year, and when I hear my friends in their respective industries talk about their work and their compensation, I seriously question the future of this country..
Will we ever be able to support and give children a good education and quality life like we used to???
So, that's the "Sad" part. The "Happy" part is.. before I used to think it was a big deal whenever I didn't get to give gifts to people, but after some years, I realized that most of the people who really heartened up to me, were not the people who I gave gifts to, but the ones who I spent time with, not necesarilly days or hours. I'm talking about minutes when it matters. I'm happy because there are a lot of souls out there who still value friendship and relationships more than you would a gift.
And so the Chaos continues. In my heart however, the only chaos will be during the gatherings that I organize.. that of boisterous laughter, old stories, jokes, and memories.
posted by Urban Warrior @ 9:36 PM
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