Well, here are some reasons as to why I do like the holiday season despite not being a Christian:
1. People are so much damn nicer!
I don't know why people bring themselves to only be giving and caring during this time of the year, but hey, if you're nicer, I'm going to take advantage of it! Who cares if you suck for the entire 11 months out of the year, the fact that you're nice to me NOW, I'll take what I can get. So for the other months out of the year, I have the right to call you an asshole. Thank you.
And as for you big businesses (and a few wealthy folks) out there, thanks for taking advantage of your tax write-offs before the year is over to give back. We ALL know it's for tax purposes, you're not fooling anyone, but again, if you're going to give, we sure in hell are going to take it. Thanks!
2. I get gifts.
I've been trained like "John and Kate Plus 8" to take gifts in December without having to say..."oh no...you shouldn't have." Hey, blame it on the school system and advertising. When you give a non-Christian kid 2 whole entire weeks off to do nothing, we sure will be expecting SOMETHING. I mean, what do you want us to do? Light up candles for fun, go shovel the non-existent snow in Irving from my driveway, go make some Eggnog when I don't have a clue what that is? No, I watch TV, and TV tells me that I should be participating because I'm a GD American! And as an American, I come to expect the latest and greatest gifts from parents. Too bad they didn't tell you that they were only going to get you a Super Nintendo console...with no games. So all we had was the 1 wack free game that came with it.
Once I figured I got a few conditional badass presents only during Christmas and the Lunar New Year, I cracked the code to a blissful childhood.
3. I use this holiday to re-connect with those I haven't spoken to in a while
This didn't come up until college and beyond. I know I suck as a person, and sometimes I forget to really call people throughout the year to see how they're doing. So I use this time of the year to re-connect with those that I haven't spoken to and personally sit at home for days writing thoughtful Christmas cards. And folks, Facebooking doesn't count, and neither does sending out a mass text out to everyone saying happy holidays! We all know it was a mass text. But thank you for including me in your list - it does count for something.
4. I like lights.
OOOO...I just think it looks pretty.
5. I get a legit reason to stay at home and do nothing.
As a non-Christian, I can really just use this holiday to really...do nothing. I go home to Dallas and hang out with the fam, catch up with friends, indulge in wacky traditions with friends, and literally I do not have to worry about work anymore. I guess this holiday season really just let's you relax. For a non-Christian person, the holiday season has turned into...well a holiday. It's the time of the year when I can unwind, and just soak in the season of bliss.
And the moral of the story is this:
Ok, fine, I'm sorry to you folks that I have offended by not knowing the true reason of Christmas (actually, I really do have a good working concept of what it is) - I'm not a Christian. BUT, what I do know of and have created in my own bubble is the concept of what a holiday season is and what it means to me.
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I think people are more vicious during the holidays individually, but somehow the season makes us only focus on the good. Nice perspective because everything you wrote about, is what most Christians really boil the season down to, which is quite sad for there being a much more emphatic "reason for the season"
ReplyDeletelol you made me laugh! Great post!
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