But is that what Christmas is about? I love Christmas. Christmas is my favorite festival. It's my number 1, followed by Easter. When I was young, I love it when November comes because it is the time that my mother will put up the Christmas tree with lots of decoration and when December comes, she'll start putting Christmas presents under the tree. At night, my dad would drive all of us into Orchard Road to have a look at the Christmas lights. When we got older, we also started putting presents for each other under the tree. On Christmas Day we got our presents but we could not open our presents till Boxing Day. It was always filled with fun. Every Christmas, my family would invite our relatives and friends to our home for a huge lunch and dinner.
However, is that what Christmas is all about? I remember before my parents become Christians, they would tell us to be good girls so that Santa Claus would bring us presents. But when we started going to church, my mother would remind us that we are not celebrating presents and we should not demand for presents. The reason is because we were given the BIGGEST and BEST present. God gave Jesus to us! That's a good enough of a reason to celebrate. I love Christmas because I am always reminded how God sent His son to Earth to save us. I love singing Christmas carols.
Every Christmas, I'm reminded that there are others in the world that do not have as much as I have. God has given me so much and what's giving a little of what I have to others in need? There are two charities that I support. The Kids International Ministries works with the poor children in Manila. Last July, I went to Manila with a few friends. I saw some very poor children. They wore really old clothes and I felt sorry for them. The Kids International Ministries work with the children. They give them clothes, food and give them a place to study too. The International Care Ministries is another charity that I support. They work with poor people all around Philippines. I remember visiting Cebu a few years ago and I was shocked to see so many young children on the streets begging for money. These two charities work hard to help the children.
Kids, instead of asking for more and more toys and stuff, it's time for you to share and give some of your stuff to others. Make this Christmas different. Look for an organization that you can give some of your toys to them or give them some money to help others in need. Remember, God gave His son, his only son to us. You can help others like Jesus help us.
Have a blessed Christmas! And enjoy some of the photos. These are photos from the Christmas Lights in Singapore.
5 comments:
Miss Faith,
What do these symbols stand for?????????????
Enoch
Enoch,
I think the computers were not able to read the fonts. I've changed the fonts. Hopefully, it can be read now.
I see
Dear Miss Faith:
Kazama(mimi)again!"What does Christmas Mean to you?"an interest topic for me!Thank you so much for typing this poem to us!After watching it,I feel sorry too.I still think I like exchanging Christmas present,joining Christmas party...But I LOVE jesus!I think I will pray every Christmas...Ha!"Pray":Justin Bieber sang it!Quite a good song,listen it.
(LONG TIME NO SEE~)
Kazama S1B(16)
Faith,
"What does Christmas mean to me?" I have never thought of this before, indeed. But by the Christmases I've ever experienced, I've never think of presents in this holy day. Sometimes, I will even omit the legend of Father Santa. My Christmases will never be for presents and holidays. Though I am not a Christian, in the festival I feel so delighted for Jesus' birth. Christmas should also be a historic day for everyone, especially in Hong Kong. Dated 25/12, it had been marked some bad days for Hong Kong. The 3.5 years ruled by Japanese and the fire at Shek Kip Mei and so on. On every Christmas I thought of those events, even though I wasn't in the scenes. I know that somewhere in the world children don't know to enjoy Christmas. But it was truly their rights to know and to share the joy of the day. This is so sad. I do feel sorry for them. I wish everyone would share Christmas.
Graduated Donald
from class 6D, 2010-2011
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