GENUINESS This Christmas!

 

Long ago, CHRISTMAS was for Christians and Christians, period.  BUT through the years, that has been debunked.  Let's admit it, CHRISTMAS as an eventful season has been embraced across cultures, countries and even religions [of course, we respect the right of worship for each religion].  BUT otherwise, it's really heartwarming that the spirit of CHRISTMAS has been this impactful📗📙📘

I remember many years ago, WHEN I was about to spend CHRISTMAS for the very first time in Singapore, that morning of CHRISTMAS, I walked into the office of our Managing Director and presented him my simple CHRISTMAS gift.  And it almost floored him because he was totally flabbergasted because for a Singaporean Chinese like him, CHRISTMAS was just another day in the calendar.  BUT alas, here I was, totally oblivious that I was about to spend my very first CHRISTMAS in a foreign land💧💧💧

Fast-forward today, my personal take is that regardless of our faith and culture, CHRISTMAS can be celebrated across as long as there is GENUINE happiness, GENUINE forgiveness, GENUNINE acceptance and co-existence amongst us all.  Besides all the festive celebrations and gift-giving, let us hope and pray that GENUINENESS should envelope all over us every step of the way💚💛💜

For a couple of years, I had this apprehension that all the glitters and shine of the CHRISTMAS holidays was wearing off.  And yes, there was always so much to do.  Everyone of us would have suffered OR got inflicted with various severities of pain and worse, even wounds.  BUT what will be most heartwarming is that WHATEVER pains that may continue to linger within us, that PAIN should wear out and eventually dissipate.  And let us leverage on that GENUINENESS to pervade and permeate every move we may initiate NOT just this CHRISTMASbut even the months and years after💥💥💥

Our takeaway:  Wherever we may be living now, let us just to continue embracing unconditionally this spirit of CHRISTMAS regardless of our culture and faith.  And much as I can dip into the deep reservoir of adjectives, I'll settle for that more meaning of GENUINENESS because at the end of the day, let's hope and pray that GENUINENESS will continue to pervade our hearts and minds because that's the very essence of CHRISTMAS.  MERRY CHRISTMAS to you, your family and loved ones🎍🎉🎊🎅