Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 25, 2013

‡ Merry Christmas 2013 ‡

Written by Erlia Eleciel | 11:07:00 PM

What is your favorite holiday?



Ever since I was a kid, mine is Christmas Day.

When I was still at elementary school, I always felt excited whenever December came because it simply meant a longgg holiday, knowing that a new year would also come.

I would wait for good movies on television, going out to malls to see the decorations with Christmas trees and all, exchanging Christmas greeting cards from friends, and being a little girl who adored everything about Christmas.

Sure I learned that there would be no snow falling here in Jakarta like what I saw in the movies. There's no such thing as Santa Claus that would put a present for me (since there's no chimney here). I would never have Christmas dinner at house since my family didn't celebrate Christmas as a big event (the way they celebrated Chinese New Year for sure).

However I always love to imagine the day when Jesus was born. It was a cold day but everything must felt warm. I love to sing the Christmas songs, celebrating the Messiah who had came to the world. Christmas is beautiful in every way it can be.

Christmas Day is still my favorite until now.

So what made today different than my previous Christmas days?

Apparently since 6 October 2013, I started my Catholic baptism class to prepare myself for the baptism in December 2014. The class will guide me through the details about Catholic before I am ready to be a part of the Catholic community officially.

Does it make any difference? Yes and no.

Yes, considering I'm a little bit closer to God even more, attending masses every week and always feel blessed for it. No, knowing that I always believe in God since long, long ago. But, yes, I like the difference this year somehow.

This is definitely not a long post about Christmas but, with all my heart, I just want to wish all of you a merry Christmas.

Hopefully the world will be filled with joy, love, and peace.

Let's start from ourselves to share love and blessings with others in this life. ;)



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Tuesday, December 25, 2012

‡ Merry Christmas 2012 ‡

Written by Erlia Eleciel | 11:33:00 PM


25 December.

It's a day to celebrate. It's Christmas Day.

People send greetings through messages. Some meet up with friends and families to share moments together. Others enjoy their long holiday according to the plan.

However for Allan it's just another ordinary day.

It's his first Christmas out of the orphanage. He is already seventeen years old last July so he finally left the orphanage and continues to live on by himself.

Working as a waiter in a restaurant, he is envious with the customers: all those young couples who spend their parents' money happily, the complete families who can take pictures together, the youngsters who can enjoy Christmas time with joy.

He wants to be one.

Allan wants to have someone special with him on Christmas day. Everyday.

He is not a cheerful boy to start with. Even during orphanage days, he doesn't have close friends. He closed himself from the others, building wall, too afraid to feel alone if he grew too attached with them.

Loneliness has been his best friend but, the fact is, he hates to be alone.

Since he has the night shift for today, Allan decides to take a walk around, doing nothing. His footsteps are printed on the white snow as he tucks his hands inside the pockets.

"Sir," a soft voice calls out for him. Allan stops his step to see a little girl is tucking his long coat.

He frowns and looks around to find the parents but no one looks to care about her. Allan squats down to level their eyes and asks, "Are you lost?"

The girl shakes her head and then smiles brightly, "Merry Christmas, Sir!"

Allan blinks in confusion. He doesn't even know her and she stops him just to give him a Christmas greeting. It doesn't make sense at all.

"Where is your mother?" he chooses to ask, trying to shrug off the question in mind.

The smile disappears from her face as she drops her gaze reluctantly, "Mom... She is in heaven, they said..."

It feels like someone just stabs Allan's chest with an imaginary knife. The girl continues by saying that her father has left the house last Christmas and today her mother also left her. Forever.

"They said Mom is sick. Really sick. God took her so she would not be in pain anymore," the little girl tried to draw circle on snow with her shoe. "I will have a new house. It's called White Noel."

Allan gasps in surprise. White Noel is the name of his old orphanage.

"Mom once said that Christmas is Jesus' birthday," she puts a grin back on her face. "So we must celebrate it with a smile! So merry Christmas, Sir!"

This little girl who stands in front of him lost her parents on Christmas but, instead of crying over her lost and feel unfair with the world, she greeted a stranger to wish him a merry Christmas.

Sure she is still a kid. She has no idea yet that the world is not as simple as she thinks but somehow she reminds Allan of something.

That Christmas is the day he must cherishes with pure heart.

That Christmas doesn't mean he is alone and turned to be the most unlucky person in the world. There might be people who have more difficulties compare to him.

That one little kindness can make you feel that the world is a better place.

"Hey, what's your name?" Allan pats the little girl gently, smiling for the very first time today. "I know your new house. It's also my house. Want to go there together?"

Now Allan has a plan for Christmas already.

To share the joy and happiness in White Noel.

To be a part of the world who celebrates Christmas with warm in heart and love towards others.


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It's a really simple, original story that I just wrote for today's celebration.
It might be too cliche or else but there is one thing that I want to share within the story.

You might not be the happiest today.
You might be unlucky.
But always remember to be grateful.

Because you're still alive and that's all what matters.
Do a little kindness, share the happiness, and enjoy your life.



Merry Christmas.

May you have a blessed Christmas day.

:)



 

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