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| HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE BOTH OF US! |
There are many Christmas stories, some about the baby Jesus, some about miracles of light, and some personal experiences. It is there I wish to go, the personal experiences that have lit my life up.
Once upon a time, many years ago, in a little apartment, sat a young couple, newly married and expecting a child for the first time. They weren't rich or having much in their young lives except each other and dreams.
She was a silent type of giver, you didn't know she gave until you had it, no warning, and when it was given, an afterglow filled your heart. Her beautiful smile and kindness was a gift from God himself.
He was an ordinary man with ordinary dreams and struggled with life in many ways, when knocked down he would jump up and go the next round, never faltering completely.
Christmas came one morning and he gave her his present, a gift from what he had and he felt happy that he was able to do so. Gifts are wonderful, they fill a need to give and a need to show love or appreciation.
She, on the other hand, gave her gift in an act of love, something that touched him deeply, that the value of love is indeed action, not gifts. He had a watch that he no longer wore because he couldn't find the time to fix it, and would not spend the money either.
As they kissed and exchanged gifts, she opened hers then he opened his. What he found was the gift and act of kindness wrapped in love. She fixed his watch. This so moved him, this simple act of love, and the point of it is, that every year that same gift is given in other forms, all year long, the greatest gift, from the kindest soul.
He may not have much in the looks department, just ordinary or less, but if you see him, never wonder what is in his heart, it is a sustaining love for someone who makes Christmas every day for him, and for him is the happiest heart there is.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, MAY YOU HAVE MORE FRIENDS IN THE NEW YEAR'S END THEN WHEN IT STARTED.
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