17th Dec 2008
My Christmas Wish
When I was a child, the above question has never been a big problem. Mind you, I was not what you call greedy but I could find a thing or two or three. It lasted in fact, to some extent in early adulthood. Somewhere along the way, a wire must be broken or synapse misfired or failed connection. For now, such a question posed above is really traumatic.
If I am asked what I might want for Christmas, the answer is invariably something like uh, uh, I do not know. If this is relevant or not, but I CANNOT say I seem to recall a line with my father. To make matters worse, sometimes it does not seem to matter much if I am or not. I would probably rather something to give than to receive another. I hasten to add that I do not know if this is what I do for the right reason or not.
Perhaps the gift gving should be reserved for the youngest among us who generally can not give back equal to what they receive. Now, this raises a further point, did you ever ridden with anxiety over did I get so and so a donation equal to the dollar value of what they gave me? And perish the thought, if someone gives you a gift you have to give them a gift in return?
Maybe if I answered my own question of peace on earth, good will toward men, everything would be resolved. But we all or almost all of us want that. So I guess all that I have done is ask questions and provided no response. Not a first and certainly not a last.
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