A Brighter Christmas ... A Heartening Message
On December 16, 2019, just a few days away from Christmas I decided to write this heartening message. Many might say that it isn’t the “right time” or that I should “…skip the sweet talk since the only world we live in is a world full of distress”. Well, something we can all agree on is that today, more than ever, negativity has manifested our homes, our conurbations, and sadly us. Negativity, a disease that maims the soul with feelings of futility and despair, is something that never departs. Many of us might face it once a day, twice, three times, every minute or even every second of our lives, it’s just there always. Its difficulties frustrate us and its challenges take us to dark places. And “they” who we sought for support … for a better life for us, our families, and everyone, have only detoured us. “They” have taken us to a place where defeat is a norm and pain is a virtue. No Food, No Job, No Money… There’s nothing left for us. Sometimes, we wonder if “they” have drowned us or we just let ourselves drown anyway. As the days of Christmas come nearer, what is there to remember; division, anger, resentment… nothing that can make a Christmas jolly anymore I guess.
Many suggest that we should forget about it, these negative thoughts, and try not to dwell in it any longer. For as much as we try to let it go, “they” will only come back for us, again and again. That’s why not dwelling is simply not enough. We’ve got to replace it, replace it with a positive thought; a happy moment, a memorable experience, stuff which we consider the little things in life. It’s easy to look back at defeat but hey come on you're still standing. You’re strong, healthy, blessed, and most importantly surrounded by love. Many assume that negativity is chasing us down and that if we had the choice we’d never want to go through them. None of us like it; difficulties, disappointments … from “they” or anything. However, you need to realize a truth which is that negativity is inevitable but moroseness is optional. You can choose to replace what is pushing you down, alternate and diverge your route somewhere where you can find a better moment shared with better people.
Push away worry and trouble, be at peace. Life is something seasonal: it blossoms and it withers. Don’t get stuck in the negativity of life, it doesn’t define you. Even in a fruitful harvest, you will always find weeds within it. The more you talk about negativity, the more you let them in. Be positive, speak victory, let “they” not defeat you.
Let us wish each of us a joyful Christmas, we should always remember to replace negativity with positivity, and most importantly create positiveness in other peoples lives as well. Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow is something we are all facing, it’s okay, be optimistic, don’t be discontent. While waiting for things to change, let us try to enjoy the season we’re in.
Merry Christmas everyone!
