When I was in the third grade after xmas break the teacher ask each child to stand up in front of the class and tell what they got for xmas. Well you can imagine the list of things these kids had. Mine was pretty good too. But one boy stood up in front of everyone and said " I got a red truck" I have never forgotten that. How can anyone believe that this is a holiday that thier god approves of when so many people are hurting because of it?
2006-12-20 00:21:59 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
His family was very poor and he was definitly sad and embarrassed. I felt so sorry for him
2006-12-20 00:33:19 · update #1
drampor... there are many things like the Rawandan genocide that convinced me that there is no god.
2006-12-20 00:35:46 · update #2
Some of you must be pretty dense.
2006-12-20 00:36:31 · update #3
Went to Great Aunts house when I was 5 there was a huge tree with presents piled up to the ceiling. I got one...it was a hairbrush and comb set. Never forgot it . I'm 52 now.
2006-12-20 00:25:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in your question:
When I was in the third grade after xmas break the teacher ask each child to stand up in front of the class and tell what they got for xmas. Well you can imagine the list of things these kids had. Mine was pretty good too. But one boy stood up in front of everyone and said " I got a red truck" I have never forgotten that. How can anyone believe that this is a holiday that thier god approves of when so many people are hurting because of it?
my answer is:
still,the kid is happy..
2006-12-20 08:46:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wealth is not an accurate measure of happiness. i have enough money to pay the bills and i am very happy with my friends and family. I could care less if i get anything for Christmas. however if everyone were rich then poverty would be measured on who had the least Ferrari's and the smallest mansion. life is what you make of it. as far as genocide, people have been killing each other in the name of religion since the beginning. no army ever went to war without their god on their side (both sides of every battle). so if this is so traumatic for you i say why not get off your **** and go out into the world and help, toys for tots, soup kitchen, food drives, write to a soldier who is far from home? i mean the world will not improve if all we do is complain. action saves the day. do one thing today to make the world a better place.
2006-12-20 10:51:53 · answer #3 · answered by BuddhaDaddy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Christmas time used to be just that, now it is all ads and sales and commercial crap..Just think who celebrates it and who is in the background not celebrating it with you---the store owners are not...also think of THEIR background and beliefs too. Certainly NOT Christians or of any faith that believes in it either, but they will take your belief and your money and destroy you both financially and spiritually by getting you into debt over your stupid belief VIA all the ads out there that Christmas is for buying gifts for all ......WRONG...get back to reality and what it really means by celebrating Christmas. A real gift is a gift given by you and not from a department store or any rich Shmucks outlet store either. Get a gift that means something and you will be a better person for it and so will the one you give it to.
2006-12-20 08:38:50 · answer #4 · answered by colinhughes333 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thank God You didn't kill Yourself over this horrible thing!!!! My good God what happened when You found out about the Rawandan genocide?
2006-12-20 08:32:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
God does not approve of the capitilistic nature of Christmas when some are better of than others how could He?
2006-12-20 08:26:12 · answer #6 · answered by Sentinel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe he really liked his truck? Someone I know said that their local priest used to ask kids in church what they got and one kid was really nervous and all he could think of was socks. So maybe the kid with the truck got stage fright.
2006-12-20 08:32:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mother always wanted me to ask for clothes and I wanted tech stuff...I was slightly spoiled about clothes--people gave me beautiful outfits that fit me and I really enjoyed which left the way open for what I really wanted for Christmas that parents could afford...
2006-12-20 08:32:33 · answer #8 · answered by Patches6 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If that is all he got, then that is sad...but MAYBE, it was his favorite and he just mentioned that.... My granddaughter sat on Santa's lap last week and told him all she wanted was a Barbie...(she has 7 of them and doesn't hardly play with them). But that was all she could think of at the time.
2006-12-20 08:26:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it was dumb of the teacher to make a project that focused on such a superficial part of Christmas, well i guess she couldn't really talk about baby Jesus cuz ur not allowed to in schools...
2006-12-20 08:50:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋