Holiday

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For varied reasons, Christmas holidays could be a trap for both haves and have-nots. The haves could be overly confident and excessive with expenses they make on parties and gifts; they, after all, thrive and delight on what is popular and more public impressions. On the onset, they may not mind how far their spending goes, which oftentimes is backed by credit and loan. It always is too late when they find out they have gone overboard, and could hardly pay borrowings back. As a result, many of them collapse their funds and drive themselves into bankruptcies.  You question, “For what end?” Many times, unfortunately, it is nothing more than for frivolous and meaningless keeping up with Joneses!  Christmas holidays are hardest and toughest though on those who could not dole out the high costs of holiday gift-purchasing, lavish entertaining, fancy trimmings and merry-making. They are the ones who do not have the means to go beyond basics of living - those who live from paycheck to paycheck, the marginalized and the far destitute ones. Holiday glitter on store windows, buildings or houses' doors make it difficult for them to get into holiday spirit. Barrages of celebratory ads fighting for everyone's attention and pockets don't help them either because such forcefully trigger foolish wants, depression and despair. At wits end that could even bring about violence and extreme feelings of despondency. Materially poor or rich, what should really be anyone's response to holidays? Moderation is always a perfect response, and so is surrounding you with likeminded people who care more about thanksgiving, sharing, compassion, love and humility - the specific focus for Christmas reflection, celebration, and holiday!