Happy holidays
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| Dinah S. Ventura |
he season is reaching its peak — you only have to brave the traffic and witness the shopping frenzy in the malls, the tiangge havens and even the sidewalks to feel the mounting excitement in the air.
So what else is new, right? The difference is that this year, it feels like the season came too soon, leaving many of us unprepared. It seemed as if we were too caught up in our problems to feel the usual thrill whenever the “ber” months came.
The difference, too, is that many of us are finally learning to appreciate the real reason for the season — it is, after all, a time for hope, peace, joy and gratitude.
For instance, hope came late this year for Hubert Webb, whose Christmas will be the happiest in a very long time. Free at last, he was seen shopping soon after he was released from prison over what some see as a “failure of justice.” Fifteen years ago, he was a young man who probably thought nothing of spending his time and money on clothes, but now, his appreciation for the experience was so palpable, you could almost see the effort he put into controlling his emotions. He was shown on television looking through the pile and jokingly admitting that it was the first time he was wearing jeans again as he was always in a pair of shorts in prison..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20101222com7.html
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