Wishing a Merry Christmas to all and sundry isn't such a good idea anymore. I started to think this when I was at the YMCA shelter last week. Seeing the Christmas decorations in their living area I got lost in thought... how will they spend their Christmas? What is Christmas to them ?
What is Christmas to those who have lost a loved on in this season?
What is Christmas to a family who have no where to stay ?
What is Christmas to a child who cannot be with his family?
What is Christmas for those who have not yet been born as their fate has already been decided by the doctor's knife?
What is Christmas to the prisoner who will be far and away from his loved one?
What is Christmas to the sick and terminally ill?
What is Christmas to the old woman who knows it might be the last one?
What is Christmas to the mother who waits by the phone for a phone call for someone to remember her?
What is Christmas to the parents who are awaiting their son or daughter to come home from a night out?
What is Christmas to a junkie but another day wasted away?
What is Christmas to the lover who cries knowing he/she is with their family?
What is Christmas to those kids who wait alone at home waiting for their carers to show up?
What is Christmas to a patient in a mental institution?
What is Christmas to those who have lost all hope?
Christmas can mean suffering and pain, it can mean a period of time many people dread and fear. So, if you are one of the lucky ones to enjoy your Christmas.. thank your lucky stars.. and remember even if for a few seconds those whose Christmas will be dark and bleak.
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1 comments:
sue, very good post again, sent a shiver down my spine.
and what is chirstmas for that one closer to home, will be freezing in a tent?
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