Soon when i got a little older, the mood for Christmas is not the same anymore. I didn't get to hang the star , i didn't get any presents and the Christmas tree my aunt use to keep seems shorter and smaller. I asked my mother, why didn't i get any presents and why arent we celebrating it? Then my mom told me tha we don't celebrate it actually. Then i ask, who then can celebrate Christmas? My mom says only Christians get to celebrate it. I could feel the environment is different. My aunt is not humming those tunes anymore. The presents are boxes wrapped with present papers. I never understand why. One year they celebrated it with turkeys and dinners, the other year with nothing at all. I ask my aunt why arent we having anymore dinners and why i don't get anymore presents. She told me the same thing my mom told me. She then ask me why are you so happy to celebrate Christmas? You don't celebrate one. I got a little confuse but i didn't care about it. Then my aunt brought me to a church at night because my mom was away and she has to baby-sit me. I was 14 by the way.
The church was filled with people and everyone has to double parked their cars. I didn't know why people are there late at night nearing to 11pm of the 24th. And then people gather and a man wearing a robe come talking and talking and talking. Then we sing songs that i don't know how to sing and then next thing i know i fall asleep and when i wake up everyone was walking out of the church. OK, i didn't know what's going on, i just know i feel very sleepy and i wanna go home. Then my aunt was hungry and brought me to a mamak nearby to eat. I saw some people were carrying party hats and mask with them and blowing whistle and laughing. It was so fun looking at them.
And then i heard my aunt says, i wonder why are they so happy, do they actually know what today is? All they know that it's a public holiday. And i looked at her thinking why can't they be happy? I thought we are suppose to be happy. I don't know why she says that but i went home and thought. And i don't when and how i got the idea that we shouldn't be happy on Christmas day because I heard of a story that a boy was born and also die. Hmm sounds really confusing. I didn't know what was that story about . i just got bit and pieces of it and then framed my own story.
Then i was in my young adult years... My friends asked me, 'where are you going for Christmas?' And i said why are you so happy? And she told me 'cause is public holiday and i know some pubs and bistro got like this sorta party and there's gonna be very fun because we get to scream all we can' And i was like 'oohkay, whatever la just go for a drink' . True enough, there were alot of people there. We waited for 15minutes to get a table and when we sat down the waiter gave us each a party pack and inside it were whistles and party mask. It was so fun to play with it and at 12am everyone shouted 'Merry Christmas'. I don't know how my friends got some snow spray from but i heard it was only sellin RM5 per bottle so he got a few back and we started spraying each other even to people unknown. It was fun.
Then i come up with my own theory. Christmas is for people who likes to party, and people who likes to go to church. I don't know why but that's what they do. And i know that everyone like Christmas day because is a public holiday.
Last year, i attempted something different. The same season come every year but the feeling was different . And last year was a year of my happiest moment because i finally know the truth. I know why i got presents when i was a kid; it was because of thanksgiving and love. It was a day where we share our joy with each other and making each other happy. Then i know why i my aunt was sad, because Jesus was born on that very special day but no one acknowledge Him and why there were Christmas in the first place.
Christmas is actually more than parties and celebration. It is ofcourse not just a public holiday every year. And ofcourse it is not about Santa Clauses and Elves and North Poles.
Its about Jesus who came and we are celebrating that He came to save us. It is about God, a merciful and loving God who brought His one and only son here on that day because of us; because He loves us. It is a day that the King is born. It is a day we should all shout rejoice.
Christmas is not just a day for Christians. It is for everyone. And everyone who lives in this world has the right to know about Christmas because Jesus came for us. Jesus came to save sinners like us. Jesus came because He loves us. He loves us very very very much and that's the reason why we are happy because God Loves Us.
Everyone has the right to celebrate Christmas.. But are you celebrating Christmas with the birthday boy???
So let me remind you and your friends out there. Tell them that Christmas is about Jesus and this is the season to tell the good news of Jesus Christ our Lord!
Is a day to show our love, compassion and kindness to others.
Don't just celebrate a season for the sake of celebrating it. Celebrate it with your heart and know the wonderful story behind the day of 25th of December.
So my fellow brothers and sisters out there. Don't just keep Christmas to yourselves; share it with your friends and family, tell them the truth and tell them the wonderful news that Jesus brought on this very day.
Jesus is coming back again!!! *Lets all rejoice* God Bless You All~
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