At Christmas time I always admired people with large extended families who got together over holidays for festive gatherings with food and lots of people. Being an only child I only fanaticized about all the fun it would be to have brothers and sisters that would get together around the large "real" Christmas tree and open presents together with lots of laughs and stories. Sharing the large dinner and joyous festivities the holiday was about.
I had my few years of family celebrations with my boys where we would gather around the Christmas tree and laugh over gag gifts and who bought what for who but now they have grown and moved away building their own traditions.
The ghost of Christmas Past has left Jim deteriorated to a point where he has been raped of the memories of what Christmas is about. The ghost of Christmas Future is not comprehended at all by Jim, for every day is the same as the next for him.
But although I feel saddened and alone I know I should be appreciative of what I do have. I know that there is someone who has much less than I have and for that I wish for their future to be brighter. I don’t want to sound ungrateful for what I have in my life, for it wasn’t my intention when I wrote this. I am grateful for some memories and that I can still remember them.
Happy New Year to all!
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