The Season of Giving and Sharing

 

        Extravagant cars, big houses, cabinets of clothes, pairs of shoes, cellphones, DSLR's. We are showered with bountiful blessings. We are receiving more than just enough of what we need with each passing day. We are very luck that we can satisfy our daily needs. Very luck to eat three or more than three times a day. Very lucky to wear different clothes everyday. Very lucky to sleep in comfy bed On the other hand, our fellow citizens in Visayas are still in the state of shock from the wrath of Typhoon Yolanda which hit them recently. The question now is, what have you done to show your affection to your fellow brothers and sisters there?

        The season of giving and sharing is fast-approaching. Isn't the timing just exact? I hope this would serve as an excuse for you to be generous on this Christmas day. The true essence of Christmas is not on how many gifts we will be able to receive but on the number of times we are able to put a smile on other people's face and made them happy. It is about how the spark of love in our hearts can stay ignited despite of the cold weather this season is bringing. It is on how we are able to let the typhoon victims feel the presence of God and His hope that will keep them breathing.

        In this Christmas season, you are to celebrate it with your family and maybe even relatives. You are to eat delicious food together. You are to receive gifts which cost more than a dollar. You are to be happy in this Christmas season yet have you ever wondered how will our fellow citizens, the typhoon victims are able to celebrate Christmas? Some lost their families. Some lost their homes. Most of them have to food to eat nor water to drink. It is not yet too late to make a move. Let us share what we have for it is better to give than to receive. Let us continue being affectionate to our fellow brothers and sisters.