Having Yourself a Christmas

When I hear the song; “Have yourself a Merry Little
Christmas”, I just feel sad.

It reminds me of all the times I’ve been alone, having a not
merry very very little Christmas.

Being alone at this time of year is the worst time to be
alone.Therefore, don’t be alone.

I’m not talking about crashing with some second cousins or
a distant friend’s family.

I’m talking about not being alone by being part of something
greater than yourself.

Find the nearest church, orphanage, salvation army depot,
any organization which is going to make Christmas for the
poor, and volunteer.

Volunteer to do anything everything and whatever needs to be
done.

If you go now they will probably have a long list of work to
be accomplished, and your days and nights will be so full
there will not be a moment for reflection.

Serving meals to the poor, playing Santa at an old age home,
going with a gang to give presents at a homeless shelter,
does not simply mean you won’t be alone this Christmas, but
means you will give other people a Christmas.

You can sit home alone and feel sorry for yourself some other
time, not during the Christmas season when there is so much
expectation and such a great need.

Don’t say you’re too tired or you don’t know anyone or you
don’t belong to that church or even that religion. It doesn’t
matter. What matters is that you can turn a negative into
a positive which benefits those you help as well as yourself.

Don’t have a merry little Christmas, have a large joyous
charitable Christmas. Know, at the end of the day, that
you being in this world has made a difference.