Hmmm. Happy Holidays. This is something I tend to write, or speak, rather than Merry Christmas. I was at the bookstore last night & overheard a girl tell her friend "it offends me when people say Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas". Offends? Really? Wow. I'd imagine there is a whole list of other things that offends this person in life.
I think that if anyone takes the time to acknowledge that there is a holiday approaching, or that you are in the midst of, & they include you in their good wishes, you should just say thank you and appreciate that there are people still in the world who would stop & offer a stranger a kind word.
Perhaps the words Merry Christmas hold a bad memory for a person, or they are not celebrating Jesus' birthday, or maybe the holidays might truly suck for a person but they are bringing up all that they can muster to not appear that this may be the hardest week in their year. No one knows what any other person is truly dealing with. One of the most impressive, & deceiving, things that us human beings wear is a smile. It is truly one of the most concealing things that we own.
My point is, just give people a break. Life is short, & there are enough people that will be rude to you or ignore you. Cherish the moments when a stranger takes the time to treat you like a human being despite their own feelings or situation.
And then try to do the same for someone else.
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