So Much For The Magic Of Christmas

  What has happened to the joy of the Christmas Season? I mean, think about it. To begin with,  you can't hardly say Merry Christmas anymore. Now it seems,  you risk your very life,  if you dare,  go shopping on the day of or after,  Thanksgiving,  which most retailers now  refer to as,  black Friday. That seems to be the perfect name for it. Consider these examples, at a Wal Mart store in Alabama, a man had to be tasered by police because he was causing other shoppers to feel threatened,  in North Carolina, a man was charged and arrested  for starting a fight that turned into an all out brawl, and gun shots were fired,  in Arizona, a grand father was knocked unconscious because he was trying to protect his grand son who got caught in the middle of a  fight between some freaked out shoppers. At a Walmart in Los Angeles, , a woman was pepper sprayed,  because she tried to assault the police who were trying to subdue her and calm her down.
  So much for peace on earth and good will towards men.This is what  happens,  when getting the gift becomes more important,  than the the real reason for the season. We give gifts at Christmas time to honor the birth of Christ,  who was God's son  and was himself,  freely given to the world to save mankind from the sin which separated man kind from God and his love. Alas, Christmas has gone from getting gifts to give, to  just getting something,  before someone else does. Do you remember that terrible  tragedy at a Wal Mart in Long Island New York on November 28, 2008? What a travesty, that a Wal Mart employee, had to be trampled to death,  because too many people were all trying to get through the door at the same time so they could be the first to get a great deal on a big screen TV. I hope the person who got that big screen TV really enjoys it it only cost a human life.
  At this normally,  joyous time of year I would hope,  and pray,  that all who give gifts will remember why gifts are given in the first place. This is America though, and if you want to go out and shop and act like a total jerk,  and end up being charged with assault, then you may be pepper sprayed. After all, tis,  the season,  or seasoning,  as the case may be.  As always, my friends, these thoughts remain, just, some words, to think on.