a time for Joy or misery??
2006-11-18 22:59:08 · 23 answers · asked by DogmaDeleted 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
A joy...watchin all the miserable bas-tards be even more unhappy then usual!!
2006-11-20 00:42:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Both. I'm not sure what it is...maybe it's the build-up and let-down of the holiday. We make so much of it & prepare for months & then it's just gone. Or maybe it's the bleak coldness of winter & a touch of seasonal affective disorder. Or maybe it's because it's the end of the year & the start of another right around the bend that makes you reevaluate your life & can be depressing. Whatever it is, it seems to make me blue every Christmas. I love my family. I love being with them & yet every year it's like something is missing. It's sad.
This year will be very hard. I'm working 12 hour dayshift (6 a.m. to 6 p.m.) on Christmas day (in my business there is no such thing as a holiday). I won't even be able to see my family until Christmas night & they're more than an hour's drive away (more in the snow)...I'm working nightshift on New Year's Eve too. Which blows chunks!
I usually feel joy before Christmas: decorating the tree, singing Christmas carols, getting into the spirit but I feel melancholy during & downright sad afterward...
I know that my Christmas blues are common because suicide rates always go up at this time of year. (In my business, I see a lot of tragedy)...People that are already unhappy in their lives (whether they're depressed or lonely etc) find it that much more unbearable on the most important day of the year, the day we feel that we're "supposed to" be happy. It hurts to fall short of where you think your life should be.
The important thing is to focus on the beauty of the holiday. Even the most bleak snowy winter night has beauty (snowflakes glittering like diamonds in the moonlight, the faint smell of chimney smoke, the world turned white). Christmas carols remind us of the meaning of the holiday. Jesus came into the world. We lose this message in the midst of our commercialism. We have to focus on what's important: love, family, God. Those that don't have a family or are alone for Christmas must love themselves & find a way to enjoy the holiday on their own.
Anyone who does feel blue, you're not alone. Even if the day is hard, it's a day & it will pass. Winter will pass & spring will come again. We must not lose hope...
2006-11-18 23:19:57 · answer #2 · answered by amp 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not celebrate Christmas so for me it is misery for a month I cannot get my errands done in a timely manner. I hate the freaking music..it wouldn't be so bad if I didn't hear the same songs over and over again. People saying merry Christmas after leaving 90 year old ladies on the floor just to get to the new "must have" Elmo. This holiday is a joke. The only good thing about it is my job all that money spent to get the little brats toys and candy goes right into my pocket. I don't understand why people need a holiday to love and give gifts to those they love. I do this year round, If I see something that my sister would absolutely adore I get it and can't wait to give it to her! I love getting gifts for no specific reason...not many people do that anymore, they seem to take advantage of the love and friendships they have. This holiday is more depressing than anyone cares to acknowledge.
2006-11-18 23:11:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For me Joy , for many people misery . if you are already in debt it can be an added pressure , single mothers it must be a real problem , for people who have lost a loved one it can bring back happy memories which can in turn make for unhappiness , for me and mine its a time to meet old friends and family i haven't seen for a while and generally have a great time. A merry christmas to all and a happy new year
2006-11-19 02:46:07 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Joy, peace. Most of my family and friends are not Christian, but they give their kids presents anyway. Nothing worse for a child going back to school in January and being asked what they got for Christmas and they have to say, 'Nothing.'
Seems a sensible thing to do.
I make shortbread biscuits and this year I've made Christmas cake. It's a time for family, but has become far too materialistic.
2006-11-18 23:24:29 · answer #5 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
joy without a doubt, well i have to work on Christmas day so abit of a misery
2006-11-18 23:00:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Misery.
2006-11-18 22:59:58 · answer #7 · answered by Billy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Joy, love it especially as have booked 2 weeks off this year so don't have to work.
2006-11-18 23:14:16 · answer #8 · answered by Captain Shamrock 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Joy, definitely. In spite of the cynicism & commercialism it can still be a wonderful time. We need a celebration to get us through the bleakest part of the winter. Even if one isn't Christiam & one ignores the relegious sygnificance it can still be joyfull.
2006-11-18 23:14:21 · answer #9 · answered by Caro 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
joy=alchol,misery =next day,also mistletoe +mother in law=suicide contemplation!lol
2006-11-18 23:03:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
misery if your like me and have thousands of lights to put up but thankful there all done now
2006-11-18 23:00:56 · answer #11 · answered by Tyrone L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋