Reignheart Beau

The Essence of Christmas
What is really Christmas to each and every individual?

Well, as for many and in general sense Christmas is the celebration of the Birth of our Saviour Jesus Christ! But as to individual, it is something that one has to prepare like gifts, food and party!

When the month of December came, I was not excited and so worried that I don't have enough resources like money to prepare for gifts and foods and even for my 13th month pay for the two companies that I am working with were already allocated for some payables, unlike with the previous Decembers that I was able to distribute a bundle of Joy to some patients in the public hospital. The feeling of such emptiness and worries were changed when I experienced a Heart-breaking encounter with the six little girls ages from 7 to 9 last Sunday after I attended the 11:00 o'clock mass in St. Joseph Church.

After the mass, i went straight to my car in the parking area to immediately start the engine and the Air-con as well, since it was around 12:00 o'clock high noon, i did not stay inside the car for it's too hot and instead i sat down in the bench under the tree while cooling the car. I started checking my Phone for some messages and noticed these 6 little girls rushing to the bench where i was seating as to who will occupy the remaining seats. I did not pay attention until such time that i've heard them discussing about exchanging of Gifts, were one of the girl at about 8 years old explaining to her friends that on December 24 they will be meeting again in the same area bringing for them to exchange there gifts. One of the girl was asking, as to what gift are they going to exchange? Then the other friend answered, it could be anything for as long there is a gift and shortly after discussing, one of the friend said, " Can we contribute at least Php 5 for as to buy ensaimada ( bread) in the nearby bakery and i've heard one of the girl said , i don't have extra 5 since i will be using this for my fare in going back home, then the other girl suggested that instead of ensaimada that cost them 5 each, buy Pandesal ( another type of bread) that cost them only Php 2 each since only 4 of them can contribute. Upon hearing them, my heart was moved that made me realized that i was so worried about the preparations for the Christmas and yet these little girls were satisfied with the pandesal bread for them to eat. And so i started asking questions, like their names, ages and what school are they in? I grabbed my Php 200 peso inside my pocket and told them to buy ensaimada instead of pandesal but each one of them would not want to accept my money and it took minutes for me to convince them. With happy faces, they rushed to the nearby bakery but to my surprised they came back and said: Are we going to give you back the change? That question broke my heart and my tears started to fall and said NO, you can buy extra bread and softdrinks.

I may be poorer by a Php200 that day, but i know the joy that those little girls experienced is more than a thousand. Those little girls had taught me the essence of Christmas, it's not the gifts nor the foods to prepare but rather the contentment and satisfaction of every little things we have, and for every blessings that God has given to us like life, family and everything.

Merry Christmas to all!