| For several centuries, Christmas has been celebrated. | | | | negative issues against them. |
| New year became significant for celebrating life | | | | But, of course, there exists some -who say, "it is the |
| -having gone through the previous one healthy and | | | | Lord who gives and takes away. the day (Christmas) |
| alive. Christmas has had a great meaning to the most | | | | is the Lord's day, why not spend all and expect |
| Christians. Others like the seventh day Adventists | | | | provision later." They go ahead to say, "never worry |
| have found it insignificant. For the new year, everyone | | | | about tomorrow, for it will take care of itself. you can |
| has always been involved -be it the Muslims, the | | | | not get when no spending." What a faithful servant |
| seventh day Adventists and so many others. | | | | that person is! |
| Christians consider Christmas day as the day Jesus | | | | And at most, it will be the lesser Christians -who will |
| Christ was born. Given the so many attributes to him | | | | boycott Christmas or be passive on that day -and |
| as the world savior, son of God and founder of | | | | "qualify"themselves to the class of pagans and |
| Christianity, Christians world over celebrate it. But all | | | | anti-gods. And long with the active and mainstream |
| these mean nothing to Muslim counterparts and the | | | | Christian groups, seventh day Adventists, atheists and |
| seventh day Adventists. | | | | everyone will anxiously wait for and jubilee on new |
| They will only look on and wonder -given the sharp | | | | year's day. |
| contrast in perception and argument -regarding the | | | | There is this more meaning to life on earth than out of |
| "truth." The Muslims will talk about prophet Mohamed | | | | it (the unknown, faith-based practices, and the |
| as the fittest to be remembered, the seventh day | | | | numerous promises for good works. Interestingly for |
| Adventists, on the other hand, will accuse label | | | | both Christmas and new year, there will be mixed |
| Christmas celebrants idol worshipers -following the | | | | actions of excitement, considerably unholy and |
| history of the day. And all other faiths have | | | | appreciative spiritual or godly practices -all meant to |
| independent grounds for human existence and | | | | celebrate the two important days. |
| wellness that make the lines of pursuit "truthful." | | | | On new year's day, it is unifying globally seeing |
| Unlike before, when world characterized abundance | | | | everyone involved. It is the most democratic day of all. |
| -with lots of food for everyone, sufficient monetary | | | | Everyone reflects on it and shows value to life. |
| resources and limited pressure on resources, now or | | | | Humanly binding principles of co-existence and |
| never, one must prioritize. There is more individualism, | | | | common value for life are invoked on that day. |
| "everyone for himself and God for everyone." | | | | However, the challenges after those days still remain, |
| The Christmas day -which featured people spending | | | | senseless killing, suffocating development of others, |
| lots of time and money on gifts, food, entertainment | | | | discrimination and segregation, political and economic |
| and decorations, now only plan for what best the day | | | | corruption, incompetent leadership, poor life planning |
| should cost and what balance left for tomorrow and a | | | | and decision making and blind faith. The main concern |
| few weeks ahead. Sending out of gifts is a rare | | | | now dwells one how best we live and fulfill |
| phenomenon. In fact some people would think they | | | | expectations on Earth as basis of future judgements. |
| were abandoned by the loved one, hated or having | | | | |