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And just like that, it's over.
Mofo and I were having a chat about Christmas and how Jesus wasn't really born on the 25th of December, and that Christmas is just another public holiday to non-Christians. And him, being all Grinch-y said he would boycott christmas next year and tell his friends that he will not be giving presents but instead, money to those that truly need it on their behalf.

I believe that one can choose to go down the theological path, boycott christmas and give thanks on the theorized date that Jesus was said to have been born. I respect that, if scholarly and accurate Christian dogma is what one needs to achieve a closer relationship with God, to understand the religion, to comprehend every nuance. Having said that however, I still think that Christmas, no matter how commercialized it may be, still preaches core principles and values and this should not be discounted

'Tis the season for giving and sharing'
'Tis the season for family and friends'

It doesn't matter if one is not Christian (or Catholic, thank you very much) but if for these 2 days, people come together as family, break bread (or a coupla packets of hokkien mee) and exchange well meant gifts, what's the harm in that? Honestly? Is it fair to say that they have missed the whole point of Christmas? Religion should not be lived through word alone, but through action.

I think Christmas has served its purpose, as a whole to instill a sense of community and generosity in man, and spiritually, to humble and remind us of the generosity of God.


I hope yours has been a good Christmas.