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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Christmas tree, christmas balls, series lights, spaghetti, cake, lasagna, ice cream, balloon, snow balls, santa's socks, christmas caps, gifts... Does the meaning of Christmas can be viewed in all these things?
I have remembered a story of a king who doesn't want Christmas. He doesn't like kids caroling from house to house. He doesn't want to hear bells ringing and Christmas songs be played in tone. He doesn't want lanterns hang on every house nor he doesn't like Christmas trees. All he wants is nothing but demands here, there and everywhere from all the people under his care. One day, a boy asked him for an alms while he was at the facade of his palace. The boy looked pale and weak. His stomach is empty and he needs much food because he is quite dying in hunger. The king let him in the palace and the king called his servants to serve food for the boy on the table. All the extravagant food was being served for the boy and the little boy couldn't stop eating boraciously because he is much hungry. After the boys feasting, he goes near to the king and said, "What a wonderful Christmas you have shared to me." The king replied, "I didn't give you a gift. Why have you thank me for a Christmas reason." The child said, "My mother told me that when you help persons who are in need, you are reaching to them like Christ is doing to His hungry people and what you did to me that you let me in your palace and call all your servant to serve many food in the table and the chance that you let me eat with those food is an act of serving and sharing what you have to others. It is a Christmas life. That is the meaning of Christmas."
The boy left thanking the king. Then the king in his silence thinks much about what the boy had just said. Then, he called all his messengers to tell the people in the town to celebrate with him like the Christmas celebration is.
The people are very happy. They wear big smiles on their faces. They are very much happy now. And the king have now realized what Christmas means. For the years of Christmas then, he is taking the lead for the people to celebrate the birth of Christ in their hearts through sharing to all especially to those who have less in life. Everyday and when needed, he shares to all the people who are fortunate and helpless.
This act of love is the meaning of Christmas. It is a time for giving and sharing what we have to others.
I have remembered a story of a king who doesn't want Christmas. He doesn't like kids caroling from house to house. He doesn't want to hear bells ringing and Christmas songs be played in tone. He doesn't want lanterns hang on every house nor he doesn't like Christmas trees. All he wants is nothing but demands here, there and everywhere from all the people under his care. One day, a boy asked him for an alms while he was at the facade of his palace. The boy looked pale and weak. His stomach is empty and he needs much food because he is quite dying in hunger. The king let him in the palace and the king called his servants to serve food for the boy on the table. All the extravagant food was being served for the boy and the little boy couldn't stop eating boraciously because he is much hungry. After the boys feasting, he goes near to the king and said, "What a wonderful Christmas you have shared to me." The king replied, "I didn't give you a gift. Why have you thank me for a Christmas reason." The child said, "My mother told me that when you help persons who are in need, you are reaching to them like Christ is doing to His hungry people and what you did to me that you let me in your palace and call all your servant to serve many food in the table and the chance that you let me eat with those food is an act of serving and sharing what you have to others. It is a Christmas life. That is the meaning of Christmas."
The boy left thanking the king. Then the king in his silence thinks much about what the boy had just said. Then, he called all his messengers to tell the people in the town to celebrate with him like the Christmas celebration is.
The people are very happy. They wear big smiles on their faces. They are very much happy now. And the king have now realized what Christmas means. For the years of Christmas then, he is taking the lead for the people to celebrate the birth of Christ in their hearts through sharing to all especially to those who have less in life. Everyday and when needed, he shares to all the people who are fortunate and helpless.
This act of love is the meaning of Christmas. It is a time for giving and sharing what we have to others.
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