Inside the front door of the store, stands an artificial Christmas Tree. There are no ornaments to adorn it and there are no blinking lights; just a plain, green, artificial tree. And even though this tree is not decorated in Christmas fashion it does, however, provide a strong Christmas spirit - the spirit of giving.
This tree is called, Wish Tree.
Hanging from it's limbs are tags and each one has the name of a child along with their age and a description of what they may want or need for Christmas.
In passing the customers, and employees alike, stop to view this unadorned tree and one by one the tags begin to disappear.
With each tag that is taken, a gift is returned; all wrapped in Christmas paper and adorned with bright colored bows. Quickly, a pile of presents starts to form and then another and another until there are grocery carts heaped with all of these gifts. And when there is no more room in the carts then the piles start forming again.
So in these times when things seem bleak and we are all forced to contend with the uncertainties of the coming year, there is still something in us that makes us want to share, care and to give.
And when I hear someone state that everyone has lost the true meaning of Christmas and that it has become too commercial, I think of the Wish Tree.
This simple, unadorned tree demonstrates to us all that the true spirit of Christmas is still with us.
Merry Christmas
Talk at ya later!
This tree is called, Wish Tree.
Hanging from it's limbs are tags and each one has the name of a child along with their age and a description of what they may want or need for Christmas.
In passing the customers, and employees alike, stop to view this unadorned tree and one by one the tags begin to disappear.
With each tag that is taken, a gift is returned; all wrapped in Christmas paper and adorned with bright colored bows. Quickly, a pile of presents starts to form and then another and another until there are grocery carts heaped with all of these gifts. And when there is no more room in the carts then the piles start forming again.
So in these times when things seem bleak and we are all forced to contend with the uncertainties of the coming year, there is still something in us that makes us want to share, care and to give.
And when I hear someone state that everyone has lost the true meaning of Christmas and that it has become too commercial, I think of the Wish Tree.
This simple, unadorned tree demonstrates to us all that the true spirit of Christmas is still with us.
Merry Christmas
Talk at ya later!
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