The Gift of Giving

As another holiday is just creeping up again around the corner, everybody is thinking of what to get their family and friends, they often do not think about what they will receive during the holidays. That is because during the holiday season a warm feeling comes to most people, even the Scrooges, ;-). Around the holidays something inside makes you happy to think about others, this may sound selfish but I think that we can all relate. We are often so busy with our daily lives with school or work, or even both, that we tend to forget about other people. But during the holidays it is hard to forget about the giving part. We know that when we see a smile on someone else's face that we have created, it makes us feel good. I think that the holiday season should be about giving and not getting. There are others out there that will totally disagree with this entry, those are the people are the ones that think that receiving is everything, and that they could not survive Christmas without any presents, according to them, that is what Christmas is all about. I have so much to be grateful for that I feel that it is time to give back, ever since I was a little kid I received a lot of presents for Christmas, but know it is different, it really took something huge to open my eyes and realize that some of the less fortunate people out there will not receive anything for the holidays. I think that most of us reading this is well aware of this, however we aren’t doing anything about this. Well I shouldn’t say that because there are a lot of people who contribute to the toy drive or toys for tots, drop some change into the buckets, and so forth, but somehow it doesn’t seem to be enough, there will still be children this holiday season who wont be able to wake up Christmas morning to a tree full of presents underneath.
I think to solve this problem, we should all buy just one toy this year and donate it to the salvation army, toys for tots, or any other organization that will distribute them out for those that need them. Just think of how many children could have smiles on their faces, all because of one toy that somebody with a heart bought. I think that that is what the holiday season is al about, the holiday spirit, of giving and seeing the happy faces on the people who never expected it.