| | I don't mean to make flashy entries, but somehow once I realize that my entry has turned into an entry of the flashy kind.. it's usually too late and thus it might seem that this is a conscious habit of mine .. when in reality it's nothing other than my drape swinging behind me, as I soar the skies of randomness.
So 24th December hmm.. what's so different about this day from all the other days? Well, if nothing else.. then it's the birthday of Sant...I mean Jesus according to the Christian belief! But what baffles me is all the decorations I see around me on the way going from my neighborhood to a shopping mall. They don't really convey to me that this is the day the Lord of a religion was born. How do I know this? Well... unless Bart Simpson or Donald Duck are reincarnations of the Great One.. something clearly is amiss.. And no this isn't an attack on commercialism, but more of a "5 min waiting for my train" - pondering about how religion quickly is absorbed into culture and tradition. And before one notices the Biblical (or for that matter Quranical(?)/Tora'ical(??)) significance takes a backseat while, the "fun bits" remain in the foreground as the focus of the holiday. Which of course, is only beneficial for the sales of products/services related to that particular holiday. Oh darn, there's my train, can't think anymore about this - finally I can numb my brain with some soothing melodic death metal spewing out from my headphones.. Maybe next time I have to wait for my train I can pick up from where I left off? Who knows?..
Until then (or even sooner :o!)
Meari kurisumasu (merry X-mas) and happy new year to ye all!
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