Christmas countdown begins
Christmas is here. In the spirit of gifting and regifting, what's the worst gift you've ever gotten. Tell it so others won't give it.
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Tue, May 21, 2013 - 03:56 PM
Well done and well deserved Jonathan. You have served Pike County with pride and determination. You should apply f [...]
Tue, May 14, 2013 - 02:16 PM
It IS disturbing and a picture is worth a thousand words. Pike needs animal control.
Tue, May 14, 2013 - 01:40 PM
Three horses owned by this family have been attacked by dogs - only one was killed. I did not use the graphic pict [...]
Tue, May 14, 2013 - 10:57 AM
This picture of the dead horse is pretty disturbing. Why did you find it necessary to post that? The story is incr [...]
Mon, May 13, 2013 - 09:30 AM
I agree. I live on Melville Brown Rd and over the years have had to deal with abandoned animals. I am fed up. I ha [...]
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Are we able to take our eyes off inanimate objects (that may or may not be what we want) and REALLY appreciate the person giving the gift?
Or, are we so egocentric that we can only think about what we want/desire and what we think we should be getting--and not that another person cared enough to give us something at all?
If all we see is what we get (and how we get it)...we won't ever be truly satisfied with what is under the tree.
Downright insulting......
Statements like this is why educated writers refrain from using the word "never". I have had at least one life experience where it was about the gift. And I have actually met some children that would agree with me also. Never? That is egocentric vocabulary!
I am not even going to get started on the "always" about the giver part. It also show that this poster is not only showing his opinion of himself but the mindset of others.
People don't get what THEY want. The gift doesn't meet THEIR expectations...therefore the gift "sucks!" and THEY don't like it.
It's all about THEM (us), isn't it?
But it really isn't.
It's about the "Giver" taking time out of their busy life and thinking of someone else (us). It's about the virtue the "Giver" demonstrated when doing something that they didn't have to do--for us.
Do we ever stop and think: The "Giver" may not know any better? They may not have the money to afford any better? They may think that it's the greatest thing in the world...and they want us to have it (because they think we're great!)?
Do these things cross our minds? I think not. Most of us (myself included) often have our eyes on the gift and not the person giving the gift. And that is a tragedy.
"Are WE (emphasis added) able to take our eyes off inanimate objects"
Notice the word "WE" in the sentence. It was a reminder to myself as well. "WE" implies a group of people. I didn't say: "Ashley, are YOU able to do this?" I didn't call anyone out. I asked a question. A question that I anticipated people (myself included) pondering in the privacy of our own soul.
But I certainly understand why you thought it was about you...and felt the need to justify your thoughts on the matter.
So, rest assured: it wasn't about you, Ashley. In fact:it rarely ever will be. And it's rarely about me either (something that I've learned over time. Mostly the hard way...).
Remember the old saying: "It's the thought (the mental attitude of: love, respect, friendship, loyalty, appreciation, gratitude and honor) that counts."
Maybe, just maybe, they were on to something.
As for the rest of your comment: it was such an exaggeration and filled with so many inaccuracies...I don't even know where to start...
Actually, I do: I will leave it alone. I'm not going to split hairs with you.
Instead: Merry Christmas, Ashley! And Happy New Year!
Jesus is the reason for the Christmas celebration. Some how the words in red in the Bible seem to indicate joy, peace, and Love for the Son of God.
Y-A-W-N, YAWN, yawn ... It's not that you are saying anything that is wrong. It just that you are beating everyone over the head with your words .... ouch ! ouch ! ouch ! ouch ! ouch ! ouch ! ouch ! ouch !ouch ! ouch ! ouch ! ouch !
There is nothing wrong with sharing past Christmas memories, good or bad. Lay off the show-off and go have a cup of eggnog or something.
Pride goeth before a fall. In fact, some could consider pride to be the deadliest sin of them all.
Merry Christmas