Meanwhile… 057
Meanwhile… 057
Christmas, hey? I have no problem with Christmas, but I do find Christianity, and how it’s long been engrained in so much prejudice and colonisation, to be problematic. More so Fundamental Christianity, which has Westernised a religion and skewed it so far from what it’s original intention may have been.
I do believe that Christ was possibly an actual figure, but I also believe that whoever that person was, was essentially something of a socialist who believed in equity, fairness and philosophy that lent itself to the greater good of the many, and not the few - something that Christianity as an organised religion very much lacks.
I personally like to celebrate Christmas as a day when people are generally kinder to one another, or at least try to be. But that should be every day, and not once a year when the symbolism and rhetoric that ties in with it is so commercialised - looking at you, Coke Santa - that it’s something of a parody of what it’s true origins are.
The fact that a good many people would be more incensed and offended at the thought of Mary and Joseph being of Middle-Eastern appearance rather than Baby Jesus being replaced by a carrot, speaks volumes.
The carrot - as much a part of Christmas now by way of being a nose - is essentially a metaphor for the symbolic evolution of Christmas celebrations and how they’ve long evolved.
Celebrate kindness. Every day of the year, if you can.
For today, however, Happy Whatever You Choose To Celebrate.
Stay safe, stay kind. Be loved and love.
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