By Keziah G. Huelar
CPU faculty and staff showcase their talent in singing and dancing during the “Paskwa sa Central 2017.”
Charles Dickens’ popular novel “A Christmas Carol” has given a literary account of Christmas through the eyes of the old Scrooge who was later on transformed into a joyful character after having been visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and of the Christmas Yet to Come. This tale brings into our consciousness that we can discover the reasons why we celebrate Christmas through our own account and experience.
Christmas, being one of the most beloved holidays for Filipinos, gathers families near and far. It ushers in the holiday spirit of cheer, goodwill, forgiveness, and generosity as we celebrate the greatest gift given to humanity—the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
From Dickens’ tale, we learn that each Christmas celebration we spend with friends and family adds to the long list of Christmas lessons that can make us wiser throughout the years.
Christmas is indeed a grand celebration but it is no more important than how we celebrate each day of our lives filled with God’s blessing and faithfulness. Thus all year round, we should have Christmas in our hearts. Every year we should out-give ourselves. We should be as generous, as kind, as forgiving, and as faithful the entire year as we are on Christmas. Every Christmas should be a testimony of how we will strive more to be like Christ to both our friends and enemies. The Christmas spirit should stand against despair and hopelessness as we come to celebrate not only the birth of Christ but of His promises that we will live life to the fullest, that He will be our protector and aid, that we will be more than conquerors because through Him who loved us—and that will only happen if we have Jesus in our hearts; if we choose Him over fear, worry and doubt every day of our lives.
Let us celebrate Christmas all year round. Let us be like Scrooge, who, after full realization said, “I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all year. I will live in the past, present and the future. The spirits of all three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach.”
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