It's Time

Fear not, faithful readers, all of a handful of you. The time to continue our journey has finally arrived. I may be but a humble servant in all this, but I assure you, there is no better guide.

I marvel at the wonders of Christmas and the hypocrisy of the holidays. Oh, ye faithful, don't see this as a blatant attack on a fictional superstition, but more of a necessary finger pointing at the evils of humanity.

Humans call greed one of the many sins littering the bottom of the righteous toy box, but wallow in the juices throughout the seasons. Whether it's the door-to-door knocking of little ghouls demanding candy (picture their faces when they see a true trick instead) or the gluttenous suppings of a Thanksgiving day massacre (for what else is it to the turkeys but a slaughter?).

Which brings me to a festival of lights. No, Hannukah is not the only festival out there that celebrates lighting up the world. Christmas has become a symbolic torching of the night skies. It starts with little multi-colored bulbs plaguing the landscape for all to see. What bird or bug wouldn't be drawn to such brilliance? But I dally at such minor things.

Rudolph with his coked out nose so red guides a sleigh full of whipped lesser known reindeer through the frosty skies while a fat man with a reddish tint to his jolly face kicks back another pint over another midwestern town. The myth behind the man is legendary, but good old Saint Nick used to be a horror story, if you check your facts and dig deep enough. I dare you.

Now Christmas itself is meant to celebrate the birthday of a holy man who really was born in June (or spring if you ask the wrong people). June birthdays celebrated in December? Could this be why Christmas seems to stretch so long throughout the year from when decorations go up to when they come down? Confusion? Or is it something more?

Back in the times before time was clearly kept, the pagans held a ritual on December 25th. Now, Christians being as open-minded and accomodating people as they are, couldn't let this happen. They terrorized and confiscated this sacred holy day for their own. "Go ahead and celebrate your pagan nonsense," they would say, "We know you're really celebrating the birth of our son of god."

Before you wave me off as a nonsensical spouter of filth and waste, i ask of you to step back from your comfortable shoes and try on those of the people long deceased. Put your brains into their heads and seriously ask yourself how you would feel to have your holy days overthrown. Why can't we all get along indeed!

I say enjoy the winter for its wonderland of frosty snowmen and that little bugger Jack attacking your nose, enjoy the days off from work and school and sanity, but don't let yourself fall victim to the massive brainwashing that took place centuries ago. Be aware that there is but one birthday notably worth celebrating during this end of the year time. He's a dear friend of mine...Goes by the name....

Jamie Sunshine

Be warm, be healthy, be happy. Be safe, be careful, and be warned. Not everything is as it seems.

Until next time....

JvP