Merry Christmas

A snowflake made of Starbucks coffee sticks. 

I didn't use any glue or tape... Wow, I have 

way too much time on my hands.

Ah... my least favorite holiday. A day of fighting, greed, whining, arguments, pride, and overindulgence. A holiday that used to be so great... and now is just about the worst one out there.
Christmas used to be about spending time with family and celebrating the love and appreciation you have for one another. Another day to be thankful for what you have and grateful for the gifts your loved ones gave you. A time to be thoughtful and kind and happy... and in many families, a time to talk about Christ and all he did for us. But in the past few decades, media and society have joined together and given Christmas an ugly meaning: Greed.
Commercials and other adds portray giving and receiving gifts as more of a selfish act as opposed to a thoughtful exchange of selflessness. When receiving, all we want is the best present; the biggest car, the newest cell phone, the most expensive shirt. We no longer care about sentimental value- the more it costs, the more important it is to us. Same with the giving part. Commercials illustrate our attitude pretty well; we give the best and most expensive gift so we can look better and out-do our competition.
I don't hate Christmas, I hate what it has become. I hate how the meaning behind it was stripped away so easily. I hate ow something so beautiful could become so ugly. So call me Ebenezer Scrooge if you want... At least HE got to experience a good Christmas at the end of the story.