Initial: Frederick
Profession: Psychology Undergraduate
Birthday: days left
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 63kg
Blood Type: A+
Waist size: 29-30 inches
Hobbies: Blogging; Reading; Songs & Movies; Chill out
Talent: Writing; Acting; Singing; Accents
Favourite Food:
Italian Food;
Kimchi Chigae;
Roti Prata
Most Disliked Food: Anything crustacean - due to allergy
Favourite Songs to Sing to: For You (self-composed) & The Promise
Favourite Body Parts: Nose; Jaws
Schools: Pei Chun Public School (1989 - 1995); Chong Boon Secondary School (1996 - 1999); Nanyang Polytechnic (2000 - 2003); Monash University (2006 - )
Current Pursuit: Bachelor of Behavioural Science
Research Interest: Evolutionary Psychology
Other Interests: Evolution; Genetics
Contact:
frederikan@live.co.uk
December 26, 2005
It's Christmas Time. Everyone floods to the shopping malls in town trying to get the best sales they can ever grab, everyone are busy smsing their friends, their colleagues and their family members greetings andsweet salutations, and the joyous mood of the season gives reason for everybody to eat, drink and be merry.
Working adults started to ensure that their year end bonus are in tact, students make sure that their parents buy them gifts that they always wanted, and little kids just want some fun. It's such a happy occasion whenever Christmas is near or have arrived. It has become an international festival, or should I say, a commercialized holiday for all folks young and old.
But, some people are feeling lonely this Christmas. Some aren't loved. Some too poor to celebrate this day. Some are just having the "scrooge" syndrome. But Christmas, is not Christmas itself.
Christmas is not a festival. It is not a holiday, but it became one. It is not a religious day, or a custom or an obligation. Many people now mistook Christmas as a day for outtings, fun-making and just simpy going to church. Christmas is not all about going shopping getting the best bargains. It's not about going clubbing to drink and be merry and then get drunk in the process. It's not about hanging out with friends for a movie or eatting junk food in town. It's not even singing Christmas songs just because you are in church. Christmas is more than just that.
Christmas has been celebrated for nearly two millenium. And on the very first night of Christmas, a very important person was born. He is the saviour of the world. His name is Jesus. That first Christmas night, God loves us so much that He sent His only son, Jesus into this corrupted and broken-down world to free us from all our sins, and that to all who believe in His name shall have salvation and a life everlasting in eternity. For they shall not perish but live a fruitful and a purposeful life on earth.
Friends, God gave a precious gift to mankind. A gift for us to seek refuge in. A gift for us to reconcile with God and gain access into eternity in the afterlife. It is because of His love that sets us free. And it's because of His sacrificial giving of His most precious Son that touches the world, that millions of people came to know Jesus as their Lord and Saviour.
Christmas is the time of giving and sharing, not only to your love ones, but rather to your enemies and to those who do not deserve our blessings and good will. It is a time of reunion and reconciliation as well. But sadly, not many people practise that. They've certainly missed the meaning of Christmas, which is behind all that giving and sharing.. and loving.
It's a pity to see Singaporeans especially, treating Christmas like any other holidays. It in fact, has a special meaning attached to it, which many of them are too ignorant to discover for themselves. And if one were to make a difference on that day itself, it can transform another person's life.
What makes Christmas different from any other holidays? It is a day when people would make a difference in somebody else's life and find the true meaning of satisfaction and fulfillment, most of it all, the true meaning of Christmas. Because, only through giving, a life can be touched.
Have you made a difference in someone's life today? Or are you actually missing out on what it means to celebrate Christmas?
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