Christmas - Have We Lost the Meaning of Giving?

Christmas - Have We Lost the Meaning of Giving?

The hustle and accelerate of the season is upon us but with there are many sectors of our society that are not enjoying the season as remarkable as others. There are many people that are reaching out for attend but sometimes we seem to misplace our needs. Some of the signs that I have seen makes me mediate that we have truly lost the meaning of giving in times of need.

Even with the position of our prove economy we are collected one of the richest nations in the world. Almost everybody has a television and it seems that almost everybody has a cell phone. So we are truly blessed but there are always those that want more.

Recently I visited a shopping mall and came upon one of those areas where they are asking everybody to donate to the needy. It amazed me to witness the number of cards that were asking for things like a modern DVD or a Wii player. This event disappointed me because I know a lot of people that are too proud to ask for encourage that are giving their kids things that they need and not things that they want.

I can remember when we exchanged gifts with friends and family members and gave things that came from our heart. It seems that the world has changed and has become too commercialized.

Giving something from the heart ragged to have more meaning than something ordered off the shelf or something ordered online. We broken-down to get things to give our loved ones - guess I am showing my age but it seemed that families archaic to be closer than they are today.

If you catch yourself unbiased throwing dollars at your loved ones maybe it is time to do some soul searching. Why not give something that keeps on giving day after day. Give something that shows how grand you really care.

The most distinguished gift that you can give is yourself. Give something that you place your time, opinion and heart into. Only by taking the time to give yourself can we really build meaning wait on into giving.