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About This Author
My name is Joy, and I love to write.
Why poetry, here? Because poetry uplifts its writer, and if she is lucky enough, her readers, too. Around us, so many objects abound to write about. Once a poet starts with a smallest, most trivial object, he shall discover that his pen will spill out what is most delicate or most majestic hidden inside him. Since the classics sometimes dealt with lofty subjects with a lofty language, a person with poetry in his soul may incline to emulate that. That is understandable. Poetry does that to a person: it enlarges the soul and gives it wings. Yet, to really soar, a poet needs to take off from the ground.
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Daily Cascade #1103528 added December 12, 2025 at 3:33pm Restrictions: None
Glitter and Illusions
“Oh look, yet another Christmas TV special! How touching to have the meaning of Christmas brought to us by cola, fast food, and beer.... Who'd have ever guessed that product consumption, popular entertainment, and spirituality would mix so harmoniously? ” ― Bill Watterson,
Let's talk about product consumption. Are you more likely to buy something based on the advertising seen during the holiday season?
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This quote made me laugh. I can't imagine me buying anything after seeing an ad, at any time, let alone during the holiday season. Yet, most people do. For some, this is due to a lack of time and finances, and for others, because, unfortunately they are gullible.
Since this is what sellers and manufacturers do, let's first imagine a perfect holiday image, an image that will encourage sales. Mostly, it is an ideal family gathered around perfect meals or exchanging beautifully wrapped gifts, and this is implied to solve every problem under the sun. Even if not said out loud or written openly, the message is, "This purchase will make you complete." or "You will be so loved after giving this gift."
Well, if it were to be so, why do stores accept that exchange of gifts after the holiday season? If you go to any store after the holidays, the exchange line is immense. Something to think about, isn't it?
Sellers and retailers know the season is emotional and people also get emotional because they are probably being with family members they haven't seen in a year, etc. So they encourage overspending under the guise of saving. Then, afterwards, after the holiday glitter fades, guess who will be sweating over stretched budgets and cluttered homes. Not to mention that something didn't live up to its promise. Yet, most of us still fall for the exaggeration and promised hopes.
I'd think anyone with a good head on their shoulders would choose what is real. After all, those false sparkles shouldn't belong under the Christmas tree. If only because the magic of the holidays has nothing to do with material things and false promises.
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