Idealism is something that gets laughed at a lot after you reach a certain age. As Christmas comes just around the corner and you see Christmas specials of old cartoons playing on TV, the corny dialogue about the joys of giving and sharing can give goosebumps or excessive eye-rolling syndrome to anyone above the age of 10.
Must it be that we lose our faith in simple innocent goodwill as we age? Is this really what maturity means - a disillusionment of our view of the world? Taking of our rose-tinted glasses?
Or maybe it means just the opposite. Maybe it means being able to see the sparkling hints of good around us even without the rose-tinted glasses. Maybe it means acknowledging that our world is far from idealistic and perfect, but despite all that there is still some genuine good in the world worth cherishing and spreading.
There comes a point in time when every parent will have to look their child in the eye and admit that Santa Claus doesn't exist, but what many people fail to add on is that although magical reindeer-rearing, North Pole-residing Santa Claus doesn't exist, there was once a certain St. Nicholas who gave presents to the children in his town once a year, and whose charity was commemorated as the legend of Santa Claus. Maybe that way, the first thing that will come to the children's minds will be to respect the spirit of giving, and not "So nobody got my letter about my Xbox 360 Kinect set?"
Christmas-themed song! :D
Merry Christmas everyone :)
