The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. ~Burton Hillis
This is the only holiday when everybody wake-ups early in the morning – much earlier than usual, – to find out what ‘Santa’ has brought them for Christmas. Every kid spends weeks and month to make her/his wish list – a well crafted, and often revised list of wishes.
The day of reckoning is here – to find out what everybody got; how many of their wishes have come true.
Gifts are a good gesture for kids and grown-ups alike, everybody loves receiving gifts. And, if we can get what we really wished for, even better.
So what was on your wish list? Some of the common wish lists may include:
- An electronic toy or a gadget – iphone, Nintendo Wii, TV, iPod, Robot Dog or a real dog…
- A kick scooter, a book, a necklace or a promise ring…..
- A new pair of skinny jeans, a dress shirt or a pair of snow boots….
Let us not forget some other ones, that we often ignore to include in our wish-list. Just because we did not put them on our list does not mean they matter less. In fact, most of them matter far more:
- Spending time with family
- Playing with the kids – your own, or siblings…A child brings out the best in us.
- Sharing something that we have – the knowledge, the wealth, the joy…for our own good.
- Helping a neighbor or a friend, or those who need our help. There is no bigger satisfaction than giving.
- Saving the environment – Our grand-kids will be very thankful, even after we are long gone..
- Looking in the mirror and trying to recognize the real in us. There is more good in there, just look harder!
