The time is here once again. It is a time of merriment. It is Christmas period. It is a time of celebration of achievements for the year. It is a period when it dawns on every body that the year is almost gone and another knocking at the door. Hence it is a time when those who did not accomplish anything try most, by fair or foul means, to within the short range of time achieve all, acquire all the wealth they would have gotten from January. Therefore cheating, robbery, accidents and every manner of evil one can think of are at their peak because men want to meet up.
To this set of people Christmas time is not just a time to get all. It is also a period to spend all in celebration. That is to say that all efforts they are making to get rich quick is just like a mission to nowhere. For these people Christmas is simply a squander-time.
It is the same set of people that suffer hardship at the beginning of the year. What is a lesson for us here is how they live the next year to regret the wrong choices of previous year’s Christmas period. Of course hardship and regret are sure for them because they spent all in the name of merriment without saving for the coming year. The majority of the world population belongs to this category. That is why the majority complain at the beginning of every year.
What then is the gain we have in celebrating when we know that we shall regret it? Do not get it twisted here. I am not against Christmas celebration. But it should be done in a wise manner. Celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ but do not loot your treasure. Have a plan for next year. Economic activities are usually low at the beginning of every year. So beware to store up or save for next year to avoid had I known.
Do you want to empty your bank account/s this season for celebration? Have a rethink today!
Please, try to remember this: there is no day as wonderful as the Christmas day, but it is good to know what to overlook in every situation. This is what makes you wise. Christmas should be a moment of solemn reflection and reconciliation with the only Almighty God, who created heaven and earth, and made man in his own image. Nothing can take away the joy that Christmas brings, but try to be wise in your spending. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR IN ADVANCE!!!
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