Friday, December 23, 2005
Time Off to Think, Reflect
Millions of people around the world will celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah this weekend. They will give and receive gifts, and will share the time with family and friends.
Those who do not celebrate these religious holidays still can use the time to reflect on what's really important to them.
I don't particularly like this time of year. I believe there is too much emphasis on shopping, too much pressure to pick the right gift, too much pressure on parents to provide "Santa Claus" for their children, too many children who are sad this time of year when they don't get lots of presents like people they know or see on TV.
But regardless of whether you celebrate these religious holidays, and regardless of whether you are Christian, Jew, Buddhist, Muslim, athiest or whatever, I do hope you will find a way to enjoy this time of the year when many people pause -- even for just a moment -- to think about themselves and where they fit in the world.
Those who do not celebrate these religious holidays still can use the time to reflect on what's really important to them.
I don't particularly like this time of year. I believe there is too much emphasis on shopping, too much pressure to pick the right gift, too much pressure on parents to provide "Santa Claus" for their children, too many children who are sad this time of year when they don't get lots of presents like people they know or see on TV.
But regardless of whether you celebrate these religious holidays, and regardless of whether you are Christian, Jew, Buddhist, Muslim, athiest or whatever, I do hope you will find a way to enjoy this time of the year when many people pause -- even for just a moment -- to think about themselves and where they fit in the world.
