Goodwill to All
Ok, before I start my story there are some things you need to know. I started off life a very happy child. I believed the best in everyone and was scared of no one. I wasn't shy. I was playful, had no self esteem issues, and trusted everybody. Then I had to grow up to experience life and love. Now the jaded, cynical me looks at that little girl and wonders, what the fuck she was thinking. There are times though, when she comes out to play, and I miss her. There are times when I wish I were still that naive. Because now I don't believe in anything and I trust no one. This story is close to my heart. It's a story I've only shared with one other living soul. It's cheesy as hell, and if you degrade it, you will be blocked.
I wish I could remember the year it was. I know for a fact I was with Eddie at the time. So it was probably 1992. I love to do anything that has to do with the holidays. Outdoor concerts, lighting ceremonies, parades, you name it, I'm there. This was an outdoor concert and light show, no big names, just put on by AT&T I believe. Houston is a big city, so there were thousands of people there. I was maybe ten rows back in the crowd and having a great time. Sometime in the middle of the concert, something hit me (a light going on kind of thing). The band was playing the Christmas Song and the crowd was singing along. The entire crowd was singing along. Thousands of people, races, religions, people. It was the biggest family reunion I have ever seen. I just froze as the chills ran down my back. It was so powerful a display of humanity that I know even God was crying.
I went to school when kids could have birthday parties, Christmas parties, Halloween costumes, valentine’s parties, art classes, P.E., and field day. Now our schools and government are teaching our kids that those things are not ok. Instead of teaching them about the other religions, they tell them that we can't have the party because of them. Breeding hate, distrust, and elitism. No wonder these children are so violent nowadays. We haven't taught them acceptance, appreciation, and tolerance. We've taken all that away.
Isn't it funny that at Christmas something in you gets so lonely for - I don't know what exactly, but it's something that you don't mind so much not having at other times. ~Kate L. Bosher
I wish I could remember the year it was. I know for a fact I was with Eddie at the time. So it was probably 1992. I love to do anything that has to do with the holidays. Outdoor concerts, lighting ceremonies, parades, you name it, I'm there. This was an outdoor concert and light show, no big names, just put on by AT&T I believe. Houston is a big city, so there were thousands of people there. I was maybe ten rows back in the crowd and having a great time. Sometime in the middle of the concert, something hit me (a light going on kind of thing). The band was playing the Christmas Song and the crowd was singing along. The entire crowd was singing along. Thousands of people, races, religions, people. It was the biggest family reunion I have ever seen. I just froze as the chills ran down my back. It was so powerful a display of humanity that I know even God was crying.
I went to school when kids could have birthday parties, Christmas parties, Halloween costumes, valentine’s parties, art classes, P.E., and field day. Now our schools and government are teaching our kids that those things are not ok. Instead of teaching them about the other religions, they tell them that we can't have the party because of them. Breeding hate, distrust, and elitism. No wonder these children are so violent nowadays. We haven't taught them acceptance, appreciation, and tolerance. We've taken all that away.
Isn't it funny that at Christmas something in you gets so lonely for - I don't know what exactly, but it's something that you don't mind so much not having at other times. ~Kate L. Bosher
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