I'm the grinch of Giftmas, as my girl Souli calls it. I have noooo tolerance for it whatsoever. And PLEASE don't come to me with that 'ohhhh we commemorate Christ's birth, it's just a representation'...*yawn* That argument is as weak as me trying to dodge a Saturday night exam, when I done know it's WAY after sunset.
Giftmas is all about consumerism folks, nothing else. If you really want to celebrate Yeshua's birth, I suggest reading up on Sukkot, cuz most likely that's when our Homeboy was really born.
I'm just annoyed by it all. I feel the most pity for my niece. She's blissfully anticipating the season, because of course she doesn't know better, and in addition, my sister is molding her into all the falsities of this supposed holiday. She's gonna regret it one day, I'm telling you. My niece is only 4, but she likes to know the truth up front or else she'll be crushed when she finds it herself.
Anyway, as for Chanukkah, ummm I think I'm gonna cop that brass menorah I saw at the Judaica shop earlier last week. It sucks being the only person in my house to celebrate it but alas, such is the plight of the Messianic.
Okay, that's my grumpy speech. I had to say SOMETHING. So now I go back to studying for my exam, looming over my overdue essay, and figuring out how I can dodge this so-called New Years coming up soon after this horrid season. Blah I say, blah!
But it's ok kids, I still love you.
Shalom, chaverim.
Hebrew Word of the Day:
Hasharat Hanefesh
(hash-ah-raht han-NE-fesh) n. Immortality. The Immortality of the soul.
Current e-Motions: not too bad...my house is in utter chaos! We're remodeling like crazy.
Today's Riddims: Adam Tillman-Young - Christ For Life (hahahahaa, I wish I could post it!)
4 comments:
I'd like to celebrate Chanukkah myself, as well as a lot of other things like Passover, but like you said, it's difficult when you're the only person in your house... *la sigh* I need to be doing schoolwork myself... it sucks... *yawn*
Peace and Love,
Todd
"Blah I say, blah!"
Don't you mean: Blog I say, blog!
I'll be in Cali for New Year's with Hazey, Firefly, et al.
Happy Chanukkah:)
Shabbat Shalom,
Cliff
no, i think she meant,
"bah, i say, barf!"
please, child. i understand people complaining - rightly - about the overconsumerism of the season, or the fact that Christmas is anticipated, in bus circles, to lift up retail - but please, let christmas be christmas. it generally is a fun time of the year. it is a time when Christ and his birth (supernatural incarnation - of a virgin woman!) is declared out into the streets.
i think, celebrate. it's part of life, and if you exclude the good celebrations because of the abuse, you might as well not celebrate anything. and we are called to - on ocassions - celebrate. (or have you not read your torah recently!)
blah, blah, blah!
what? y'alls a bunch of grinches!
in the meantime, me and cindyluwho are coming to rescue Christmas from your cold, dark hearts, stinkin' two sizes too small!
Post a Comment