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Dec 25 2008
The Meaning of the Season
The Meaning of the Season
Archived from November 27, 2008
Listen to this song and lyrics.
James Morrison - “Man in the Mirror” (Michael Jackson cover)
Audio and picture uploaded by YouTube user lacyness
What does it mean to you?…
Being Thankful
Many people have things about themselves they wish to change. those things may be physical, as in their teeth, their body weight or their hairlines. They may be material as in a better house, car, job, nice clothing or a certain type of food. But if those same needs are magnified by extreme poverty, terrible disease and a lack of basic food, these wants become more and more trivial. There are always those who focus so much on what they don’t have that they often miss what they do have. This is what Thanks-giving is - to recognize what opportunities and blessings have already come true and to be grateful for them. In the same way, giving during the holidays, whether they be Christmas, Hanukkah or the new year are times to be thankful for what is and the hope of what can be.
Complaining Versus Being Pro-active
People might want their situations to get better by chance. They will spend hours on end praying and hoping for problems to get better on their own, but the problems don’t go away. People will lose hope, give up, or say, “My prayer didn’t work” never realizing that the change they want may be possible through their own actions. To that point, this song is a message of active participation in making change happen by looking at the “person in the mirror” for a solution rather than just wishing upon a star and hoping it’s enough to save the day.
Wax for a better world.
