Added: 11/22/2007 |
Every year when Xmas rolls around, a lot more comes with it than just time with family and friends. We also tend to get corporate Xmas, and everything that goes with it. See, during Xmas, businesses tend to make most of their money, and they are not going to miss the chance to cash in on it. Corporate Xmas knows that kids are going to ask for toys during Xmas, and it is a great time to make some great money. Because of this Xmas turns into a from of advertising, and not a holiday to spend with your family.
I know we do not like thinking about corporate Xmas being a good thing, but in some ways it is. This is because more businesses are doing more business, and because of that they need more workers. If you have to hire more workers, that means that more people have jobs that they can get. This in the long run helps out everyone. In fact, during the holiday season jobs are at a all time high, and that works out great. However, it still means that people are celebrating Xmas for the wrong reason. After all, if we do not know the true meaning behind Xmas, then there is no point on us trying to celebrate it. After all, it is not about buying and giving gifts. I mean, sure this is a nice thing to do, and it does help bring families together, but that is not the only reason why families should be coming together on Xmas. This should be a time that you want to spend with your families. However, too many people now look at Xmas as, not only a time to spend with family, but as a time to get presents. This is sad that big businesses turn our children into people that do not know the true meaning behind Xmas. However, this does not mean that corporate Xmas cannot be stopped. If we all ban together we could stop corporate Xmas, but is that what we really want. If we stop corporate Xmas, what have we gotten out of it? I will tell you what we got, less jobs. That is not going to help anyone out in the long run. In fact, that sets people up for a bad Xmas because their family has no money, and I do not think that is what you want to happen.
So as you can see, corporate Xmas is both good and bad. Sometimes that is what happens. You have to take the good with the bad. It does not happen very often that you can just have one or the other. Usually you have to take both of them together, and corporate Xmas is an example of that. So do not try and put a stop to corporate Xmas, it helps out too many people. However, you can help keep the spirit of Xmas alive by teaching your children the true meaning of Xmas.
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