CRUX OF CHRISTMAS

   

Watching busy shoppers rushing about in the cool breeze of the month, sparkling lights all over town, children’s carols in the air by the Christmas tree, cold breezes blowing in the night and at dawn, kisses under the mistletoe, exchanging and giving wonderful gifts,  with these signs alone we could tell what month and celebration it is. It is December. It is Christmas.

Many people much awaits for this season, it depends on their belief and religion. They always, oftenly, usually, say “Merry Christmas!”, but do they really know what they are talking about? Maybe some do know and some also may not really know.

The essence of this celebration is said to be the celebration of the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, but it is known to some that the date is not really the true day when Christ was born, so its nonsense, nonsense because we could celebrate Christ’s birth everyday and in fact if you are reading your Bible, Jesus didn’t even celebrated his birth, no! Not even once. There was also no commandment of God, to celebrate his son’s birth.

Although some reiterates that the true essence of this season is Love. It is a day to show love because God gave us his only begotten son to die for us on the cross of Calvary because God loves us so much. We as they say have a responsibility to show our love to others. Another is sharing. It is the time to share things with those you love. Reconciliation is also one. Forgiveness is achieved. It is to reconcile men to God and highlights the importance to let go of the hurt that has been met out unto us.

Whatever we believe, we must stand and abide by it. We are all different people, we have different point of views, and the essence of this celebration depends on the person who feels it. We do not necessarily just conclude on things like this because the root and the spirit of Christmas depend on each and everyone’s heart.

LIFE ALTERS WHEN IT’S ALTERATION FINDS

                In our world everything changes. Look at the small plant at your backyard, it had grown to fruit bearing tall tree now. Look at the green grasses at your garden, they grow. Look at the simple shrub in the pot, it had grown red fragrant roses. Look at your puppy with cute fur and eyes, it have become a good dog as tall you. Go and look at your kept pictures in the cabinet when you were young, then go look at yourself in the mirror and you will see the great change and difference that had happened. These are just few evidences of change in this universe.

                In our everyday lives, we have been constantly facing changes. Change has been so pervasive in life that it almost defeats description and analysis. Some of us have experienced more changes than others. These changes cannot be avoided but can be enjoyed. Sometimes it’s the smallest things which are the one’s that can change a life forever. Changes have been giving us lots of opportunities and a new life to open a new world for us to discover. Change is just a way to improve our recognition to our lives and personalities.

                Some may think that these are just but little bits of changes, but it really affect life up to the day you will die. Such little changes can greatly affect our simple yet meaningful lives. So, thank God for all of these changes.

                  

PARITY FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

             
   Often people say that we are all equal, may it be rich, poor, young or old. Everybody in this earth is born without any clothes on, we were all born of the same birth and would also die the same death.

                In our society nowadays could we tell that there is equality and fairness? We could hardly tell. There is discrimination here, there and everywhere.  Whether it be gender, age, status or what, we can never avoid to be unfair. Even in different places there really is inequality, at home, at school at the market and even at the pedestals.

                Let’s return back to the time long ago, before women were discriminated. Women were not permitted to study, they stay at home and just do the household chores. They are subjected to what men tell them. They must obey them because they were afraid of men back then. It’s good that today at our times there is what we call gender equality and gender awareness. Now, women are free, nobody holds them by the neck and they can fly as high an eagle could even soar.

                In the financial status, this factor is where discrimination invades. Rich people look at poor people lower as them. They hurt their feelings and show them that they are much higher than the poor and brags on their wealth! They look at the poor people that they could just step on them and step on their rights. We are all people! We were created by God equally! From dust we were all made and to dust we all will also return! Look at our justice system, the rich people could just buy justice even if they were the one who did the crime. This must not prevail in our society because it devours our country.

                In order to build a great, just, fair and humane society, it is of utmost importance to arouse people to join the struggle that will ensure equal rights, and equal opportunities. Genuine equality between all people must be realized in the process of a just, equal and humane transformation of our society as a whole. As it is said in Galatians 3:28,  “There is not a male and female, for you are all one in Jesus Christ. Let us follow the example of God, to be perfectly fair and just at all times.

SAVE THE BLUE PLANET IN DISTRESS!

                              Those azure and sapphires seas, those verdant forests, gentle meadows and prairies, the mustard and golden sun, moon and stars, the scarlet blazing fire, the mildest and sweetest winds, the blue waters, the tan and chocolate earth, the kaleidoscopic and spectral colors of the flowers of the earth. LOOK! Look and behold how wonderful the blue planet is!

            Billions and billions of years ago, the Most High God created this universe with our world, perfect in beauty and wonders. But that’s just long, long ago. The blue planet would celebrate it’s approximately 4.7 billion years of subsistence according to some human blood, the scientists. But ask yourself, as an earthling; is your mother earth happy of her condition and the way you treat her right at this very moment? Definitely not!

            Nowadays, go out from your shells and look. You see those trashes? You dumped those. You see those contaminated and filthy water? You caused those. You see those dying animals and plants? You killed them! See that dry soil? You made that! You smell that smoke? People are the reason of that. You feel the hotness of the day? You may not know but maybe you also are the reason why. You may never know.

            Remember the day when you ate that sweet candy? You just threw the wrapper there right? Remember when your Mom told you to dispose your garbage in your house? You burned the plastics didn’t you? Remember when you devoured and uprooted the small plant in your backyard? You loved it didn’t you? Remember when your dog died? You just threw it in the river isn't it?

            All of the things that you did contributed to the destruction of our ever beautiful world. You polluted the wonderful things. Now look at the consequences of what you did! Nature is having her revenge. Extreme weather events are occurring. These include deadly and damaging typhoons, hurricanes, floods, landslides, severe El Nino and La Nina events, drought and forest fires. It adversely affected agriculture, water consumption, coastal and marine resources and health.

            The reason for all these things is the climate change, the said global warming, caused by the green house gases, which makes up the green house effect and that is trapping the heat inside our atmosphere causing  severe changes that makes the whole mankind in trouble.

 It’s near to be too late. So as soon as possible we must do our very best to revive our good relationship with the blue planet! Have discipline in yourself! Pick up your trashes! Don’t burn you plastics! Let it be recycled. Plant Trees! Don’t waste water! Save Energy! Save the Earth!

Help her and she will, in return bring back your goodness. Let us all work hand in hand to save our blue planet in distress!!!