Saturday, December 24, 2005

Just like the ones i used to know...

Hey! Christmas is finally here! Huzzah! But that also means that the holidays are almost over... Not so huzzah. But nevermind. Its Christmas we should all be happy right?

Now thats an interesting thing. See, i just read somewhere that, during Christmas, the number of family breakdowns and suicides spike. Why? Because the media tells us that we're supposed to be happy. Thats right, people are sad because their happy. It makes sense when you think about it. Throughout the year, we put up with crap and get more and more depressed. However, since thats not really unsual (a sad fact in itself), we just trugde on by. But during Christmas, we're pressured into being happy.
Buy Gifts!
Christmas Trees!
Santa Claus!
Snow!

I dont want to sound corny, but that isnt even the meaning of Christmas. Focusing on it as such only begins to break people down. We're forced by companies that tell us to be happy so we buy their goods.

The true meaning of Christmas has something to do with a very important guy who was born on that day a little over 2 thousand years ago.

But its strange. Santa seems so much more photogenic or something. I remember that back in the day, there were more Christ-related christmas shows. Now, everything is about Santa. One of the scarier things is that ol' Mister Claus only started looking like he does now (red suit and all) because of a Coca Cola advertising campagin. (Note : He was not invented by Coke, he was just advertised by them)


Im not saying that Santa Claus is a bad guy. Im just saying that what he represents has been twisted by the insanity of production placement, and we're all worst of because of it..

But seriously now, Merry Christmas!