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The True Meaning of Christmas

December 24, 2009
By MusicMaker96 BRONZE, St. Louis, Missouri
MusicMaker96 BRONZE, St. Louis, Missouri
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;If music be the food of love, play on.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> -William Shakespeare


Okay, I know as well as you that I am Jewish. But I love Christmas anyway. It gives me that warm fuzzy feeling of love and peace. But I just recently discovered its true meaning.

I am in Little Rock right now, and I went to Kroger with my grandmother. We were under an awning hiding from the rain, next to a man from the Salvation Army. I dug around in my pockets, but didn't find any change to give him. I looked at him, and said "Merry Christmas, I just wish I had something to give you." He smiled a smile with one tooth missing, but warm.
"That’s okay, you gave me your heart. That’s what it’s all about." My grandma called me and told me to get in the car.
"Merry Christmas, angel. May you get everything you want this year!"

I thought about it for a long while as we drove away. Everything he said, the words between the lines. Then I realized that the true meaning of Christmas is giving your heart. Not necessarily to god, or to Jesus, or even to your family and friends, but to that of a stranger with a warm smile, and one tooth missing.


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Rosebush said...
on Jan. 11 2010 at 1:21 pm
What a beautiful story. It is nice that you see the Christmas for what it is even though you are Jewish. Keep writing!

smiley said...
on Jan. 11 2010 at 12:38 pm
Great story and written very well!! This is something we should remember every day of the year.

on Jan. 11 2010 at 8:05 am
MusicMaker96 BRONZE, St. Louis, Missouri
2 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If music be the food of love, play on.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> -William Shakespeare

Thank you so much. I have improved so much as a writer thanks to you. I will always appreciate you to the fullest!

~MusicMaker96~

Morah Cheryl said...
on Jan. 10 2010 at 7:32 pm
I cried a little. You found a clear, small moment in your life and turned it into a touching story. You are a real writer now! -Morah Cheryl

on Jan. 8 2010 at 4:29 pm
MusicMaker96 BRONZE, St. Louis, Missouri
2 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If music be the food of love, play on.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> -William Shakespeare

Thank you so much! Any constructive criticism?

nicelydone said...
on Jan. 8 2010 at 9:35 am
I love this - you can just feel and see it. It's like one of those wonderful Christmas movies, but it really happened, you can tell. Well done, young author!

CrystalRose said...
on Jan. 7 2010 at 8:25 pm
Fantastic story. I smiled when I read this. Thanks so much for giving us a positive story on this site!