Last week while I was driving , I noticed that a local radio station had already began their annual all holiday music broadcasting. Though it seemed too early I enjoyed listening. Then when I stopped at the super market the Salvation Army red kettles were in full swing. Again, it just seemed too early. I guess that commercialism has caused us all to start Christmas way before the Thanksgiving turkey is even purchased. It just doesn't seem right. Those who know me well are probably surprised by my feelings on this as I start Christmas shopping for the next year as soon as the Current Christmas is over. I am a sucker for a sale and the Post Christmas ones are the best. Still , what happened to Santa coming to the mall the day after Thanksgiving? Are we as a society all messed up ?
I guess that when you honestly look at society as a whole, we are in fact all messed up. Last week at TRE ( Total Parish religious education ) there was a comment by an older woman which infuriated me. On the subject of today's children She asked where we as a society went wrong. I took offense to this as I am raising children with morals as are many that I know. Is it just that the media has a way of constantly showing the bad of society without any due time given to the good. Unfortunately time ran out before I got to respond to this comment but perhaps there is something to what this woman had to say. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that life is going too fast. We start Christmas preparations in October or we are made to feel behind. What messages are we sending our kids?
