Happy Holidays???
I am facing the predicament of spending this Christmas in the US away from family. Here in the US, I stiwtch on the TV it blares 'Happy Holidays', the ad hoardings and bill boards follow suite and the magazines aint any different either.
Having to face the predicament of sitting all alone (away from family) on Christmas day with only books for my only company is not as depressing as getting greeting cards being wished 'Happy Holidays' instead of 'Happy Christmas' by Christian colleagues here in US.
Wait a moment. This is supposed to be Christmas right. I was told Christmas season was BIG in America. But alas it aint any more. Its just 'Happy Holidays'.
In the US to wish 'Happy Christmas' has beomce 'politically incorrect'. It is considered a vestige from the dark ages which only the archaic haven't still be able to do away with.
What is depressing about that is not just that only when people wish me 'Happy Holidays' with greeting cards and sweets that I realize that it is only I who hasn't any holidays during this season, or that the whole aura and joy of transcendence is missing as it has already been missing for many decades now, but that I realize now that the last links that Christmas has had as being the day of grateful rememberance of Divinity invading of human shpere has been severed.
The next generation to be born here wouldn't even have a chance to go to Chruch at least on the Christmas day. When it is all just happy holidays, why bother going to Church. They wouldn't have much of a chance even to reflect at least once in a year, that a supposed Christ, a supposed God had been born in human flesh.
I dont even agree with wishing 'Merry Christmas' as though Christmas is all about epicurian merry making, I would prefer 'Joyful Christmas' or better still 'Blessed Christmas'. But now i wish at least it stayed as 'Merry Christmas'.
The hard Truth seems to be that much of what is done in the name of Christmas in the US is at best depressing and at worst next step towards decadance.
Having to face the predicament of sitting all alone (away from family) on Christmas day with only books for my only company is not as depressing as getting greeting cards being wished 'Happy Holidays' instead of 'Happy Christmas' by Christian colleagues here in US.
Wait a moment. This is supposed to be Christmas right. I was told Christmas season was BIG in America. But alas it aint any more. Its just 'Happy Holidays'.
In the US to wish 'Happy Christmas' has beomce 'politically incorrect'. It is considered a vestige from the dark ages which only the archaic haven't still be able to do away with.
What is depressing about that is not just that only when people wish me 'Happy Holidays' with greeting cards and sweets that I realize that it is only I who hasn't any holidays during this season, or that the whole aura and joy of transcendence is missing as it has already been missing for many decades now, but that I realize now that the last links that Christmas has had as being the day of grateful rememberance of Divinity invading of human shpere has been severed.
The next generation to be born here wouldn't even have a chance to go to Chruch at least on the Christmas day. When it is all just happy holidays, why bother going to Church. They wouldn't have much of a chance even to reflect at least once in a year, that a supposed Christ, a supposed God had been born in human flesh.
I dont even agree with wishing 'Merry Christmas' as though Christmas is all about epicurian merry making, I would prefer 'Joyful Christmas' or better still 'Blessed Christmas'. But now i wish at least it stayed as 'Merry Christmas'.
The hard Truth seems to be that much of what is done in the name of Christmas in the US is at best depressing and at worst next step towards decadance.