Season greetings

Stop and stare at the window. Delete the tears from your cheeks and the blurry image from the back of your head. Just stop and stare at the window full of Christmas lights, smell the coffee and enjoy the roses. That imaginary bunch of roses received from the imaginary love of your life who handed you an imaginary coffee mug with a dazzling imaginary smile. Kill time. Shoot it in the head, if you will. But just kill that bastard clock ticking 30!

It's that time of the year again. That time of the year when Christmas lights are on, Christmas ornaments poke you in the eye and Christmas gifts are exchanged by fumbly Santa Clauses invading the neighborhood. That dreadful time of the year when everything seems blank as snow covers all, empty hearts alike.

Erase and rewind. This is not what we agreed on! You should write about Christmas lights and Life, about Christ born and Hope, about Joy invading Earth and giving, giving, giving.

That's my editor nagging me about the above mentioned topics, stuffing my ears with a lot of the sweet cozy warmth that Christmas with loved ones is all about. But this year... This year I've lost all hope! I simply cannot write about the peachy side of Christmas when thousands face the winter cold shoeless and homeless, no warm meal and no turkey or pork, no chestnuts roasting on an open fire...

You see, we've gotten used to the glam and the glitter. But the true meaning of Christmas, that far surpasses Santa and a tree full of globes, is hidden from the common eye in hearts of men and women all around the world. We are so selfish to believe that we're somehow entitled to a peaceful Christmas, when reality is that we're offending our neighbor with our lack of interest in the affairs of the world.

Everybody turns towards family at Christmas time (if they have one!). But instead of waiting for a sign from Heaven, like the Magi did, I beg you to turn your eyes upon Christ and see Him in the face of a frozen child singing carols, in the rugged ol' grandma crossing your path, or in the long queue at the supermarket where you can make friends with complete strangers and pass on the joy.

You don't need to be rich to gift someone with a smile this Christmas. Just try to be genuine and share some Love, that's all!