Dear Santa,
All I want for Christmas is world peace and happiness. No really, I'm not kidding! I don't really want a razor scooter, or special edition pokemon cards, or Diablo II. I'm not kidding, all I want is world peace.
Love, Joe
I think one of the biggest problems with Christmas these days is how it causes such
crass commercialism in the light of what it really should be about.
I'll admit that I'm not
Christian, but my
parents were, so we have somewhat
inherited the
celebration of Christmas without any of the
religious implications. But just because I'm not Christian doesn't mean I don't
respect the
ideals it has come to
stand for.
Sharing,
spending time with
family, and renewing old
bonds. But I think people are a little too heavy on the
exchanging gifts and not heavy enough on the spending time with
people you love.
To fix this, do something radical, go here: http://adbusters.org/campaigns/bnd/toolbox/voucher.html and give a gift
exemption voucher to someone you love. Tell them it is to help preserve the
environment and fight against commercialism. They may not like it at first, but when they think about it, they'll understand that the gift of love is all you need to give.