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What is a gift, and why are they so important around this time of year?
Why is it so many of us complain when we do not receive the things we ask for, yet we forget that there are a number of people that can barely afford to eat and have very little this time of the year.
Why do we feel we need these gifts? Why are so few of us not comfortable being thankful for the roof over our heads, or the warm food in our stomachs or the cosy bed we rest our tired heads upon after a long working day?
Is being with our loved ones not enough of a gift? To have the family gathered around the dining room table, everyone beside you, beaming with health and smiling with happiness.
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What even qualifies as a gift?
Can only those wrapped in colourful printed papers, occasionally tied with ribbon and decorated with a large shiny bow be considered gifts or is there more meaning behind it all.
I like to believe there is.
I believe the art of gift-giving extends further than what hides underneath the wrappings. Every gift I have given in the past has been either a thoughtful purchase or some, in previous years, have been made with my own two hands.
Some I spent hours slaving away to complete a single gift than gave straight from the heart.
Once, I too believed that this was all the holiday season was about. But, as I've gotten older, had many of my own hardships to overcome, and now as a parent myself, do I understand the true meaning of this festive season.
It is a celebration of the closing of this year and the beginning of a new chapter in our stories. It is a time to be surrounded by all those you love; family, friends, neighbours and pets, while still never forgetting the ones who have dearly departed from this world, and are waiting for us in the next, that will forever remain in our hearts.
For this holiday season, the only gift I would ask for is this; I would like to spend a lifetime learning new things and watching my children grow. I would like to stay healthy so I am able to be around for my children whenever hardship may strike.
Just as my family helped me.
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But now, here it is again, the holiday season we wait all year for has returned once more and I cannot wait to see what Christmas has in store. For this year marks the beginning of a new tradition with my own little family.
But, what gift could be awaiting me this year, I wonder?
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