Christmas a time of giving and receiving. What - is open to interpretation. For many that morphs right into Consumerism and Capitalism, which in a state of Holiday irony had the two jaded C's receiving their grimy lumps of coal back in September when the world's markets crashed. Dirty hands mess up the ermine cuffs of the Christmas stockings of the really wealthy - they'll go for the whiz bang Kindle gadgetry. What should go into the stocking hung by the chimney with care is another matter entirely. My vote is a book, a real one with paper pages. What the book is
about is left up to the giver. Less courageous givers keep it all cool with gift certificates. Givers who want to deliver a message tailor the offering. Tis the season and books send multiple layered messages.
Ebeneezer Scrooge had to have three nightmares before getting with the program right in time for Christmas Day. Dickens sends a bell ringing message to a stingy boss or an ungrateful co-worker. Dr. Seuss makes it easy to introduce children to the spirit of the day while watching a Grinch's ten sizes too small heart do horrible things in the community. A modern Cindy Lou is out there needing some encouragement - give them the book. Truman Capote shows people how to make a holiday memory in bad times without a direct family that lasts and warms the heart. Just stay away from a fruitcake - they seem to have a perfectly rum soaked shelf life of a hundred years.
A book. The Season. Tough times. Make a memory and send a message. The giver chooses the message.
about is left up to the giver. Less courageous givers keep it all cool with gift certificates. Givers who want to deliver a message tailor the offering. Tis the season and books send multiple layered messages.Ebeneezer Scrooge had to have three nightmares before getting with the program right in time for Christmas Day. Dickens sends a bell ringing message to a stingy boss or an ungrateful co-worker. Dr. Seuss makes it easy to introduce children to the spirit of the day while watching a Grinch's ten sizes too small heart do horrible things in the community. A modern Cindy Lou is out there needing some encouragement - give them the book. Truman Capote shows people how to make a holiday memory in bad times without a direct family that lasts and warms the heart. Just stay away from a fruitcake - they seem to have a perfectly rum soaked shelf life of a hundred years.
A book. The Season. Tough times. Make a memory and send a message. The giver chooses the message.
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