Passenger Tales

It is July once again. For some, once July hits they hit the stores to start early on their Christmas shopping. Here in the Philippines, Christmas carols are heard played on radios as early as September and stores start putting up Christmas decorations thereafter. Considering this, July is not very early to start shopping for gifts to give during Christmas and addressing Christmas invitations. Another thing to take into account is that for Filipinos Christmas is a time to give gifts. We give inexpensive trinkets for officemates, more expensive ones for special people like family and close friends, toys and whatnots for the numerous godchildren, and giveaways for the less fortunate who made your life easier that year, like the building guards, the staff at your neighborhood Laundromat, etc.

Some would say that Christmas is very commercialized already. It may be true but it is up to us to celebrate it the way it should be celebrated, giving thanks to God for the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. Giving things during the Season Giving is just one way to show our appreciation to the people who touched our lives. There are also other things we can give like our time, energy and care.