The Spirit of X-Mas!

In mathematics, the end of every equation, trivial and non-trivial, is to find a certain unknown. This unknown could be represented by/with any variable one wishes to use.
In physics, certain kinds of radiations were discovered, and not knowing a suitable name to give them, scientists used the English-cum-Greek alphabetic characters such as α-, β-, and even X-to represent these unknown, or rather, unnamed radiations.
When St. Paul went to preach in Athens, he came across the alter dedicated to an unknown god. He made to cease the opportunity to educate the philosophical Greeks about their own unknown god. Well, we know the result of such bravery on the parts of St. Paul and the Athenians alike. Little Wonder why there is no Paul's letter to the Athenians!
The effect is the same in both instances: the concept of the Unknown. Before the fall of the Roman Empire, there was always a pagan feast on every 25th day of the 10th month, which happened to be December. This feast was the feast of a Roman god - the sun-god. During such feasts, people engaged in all sorts of immoral displays compounded by eating and drinking orgies. People always lived to suffer the consequences of these practices - yet those were religious practices done in the name of prayer and piety.
And these would go on until the Empire was overcome by the nascent Christianity. It was an option to abolish such ungodly practices. However, there was always a better option of turning what was bad, though based on some pious intentions to what would become plausible based on even holier intentions. The feast of the sun-god became the feast of the Son of God (don't mind those rhymes). And so the reason for the season became all the more worthwhile.
You would think everyone was happy with this transformation: you may be wrong eventually. The spirit of the world, which prompted and motivated such mundane activities in the feast of the initial feast of the sun-god has always fought to overturn this. And it seems it is gradually succeeding. Apart from bringing back those frivolities which would rather be known as side attractions to the celebration of Christmas, the world has slowly but steadily tried to get back the unknown god to the centre stages. It does this by distracting the minds of Christians (so called) from the real message of the Season, and by getting them to replace the Christ in Christmas with X. It presents it as shorter way, or rather time-saving way of saying the same thing. More insanely, it makes it look Childish to say Christmas; and a sign of maturity to say Xmas. However, the simple truth, you now can tell, is none of these but the removal of Christ from the hearts of those who claim to follow Him.
It is Christians, the so called who celebrate Christmas. And they are the ones who turn it to a mere celebration without the Christ. Just like in mathematics, we can always solve this riddle or equation in order to find the X - the unknown. When we do this, we shall also find that the place where X now occupies is the same place where Christ used to be.
Then and only then, will we see the need to do away with the world's X, and re-instate our own Christ. Until we do this, the Spirit of the season will always elude us.
Happy Christmas, (and not Xmas) to your
Have a tremendous and a blessed 12 days...

The Empty Tomb

No longer a mystery, the empty tomb,
Any more than the Cross' Saving grace,
For some it spelt a never looming DOOM,
But to us a certain hope to face,
The death which all would dread,
But which must be the cup we drain.

AT last the House of rot must empty be.
The Crux of IT, the Sound from its within.
The paid guards would cringe when they see,
And still opt to keep mute to their ruin.
But yes, a mystery to the world, that will remain,
The Tomb they would wish will never be

Simple Souls

Enjoying the fullness of life is definitely independent of the conditions one finds themselves in. A Happy life comes from within; and then it manifests itself anywhere possible. What happens to us; or rather what we allow to happen to us has no role whatsoever to play in living our life to the full. Chinwe, a lady with the Dawn's syndrome enjoyed the fullness of life here. In those 23 years, her simple soul and way of life affected others so much so that her presence will be greatly missed. Only simple souls can live here happily; that happiness which is only a rehearsal of the one to come...
Make yours a simple soul; its effect will surprise you.

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The Good thing about that Friday?

After the cruel nature traditionally associated with the likes of two days ago, one would wonder why it can be called good. Nothing about the proceedings of that Friday - from Caiaphas' House through Herod's to the Calvary and the tomb - suggests pleasantness. Is it the gory sight of the scourged man, manhandled beyond telling, or the denial of the Man by His most trusted person? Nothing seemed good about it, and rightly so.
However, fast-forward the hands of the clock to today, we see something special; something never witnessed in time: We see the empty tomb, the carefully folded linen, and what else - the man on white. Hardly could anyone believe theirs eyes, but it is true; truer than the reality of our existence. Our hope is renewed, and we regain our impetus. Cruelty has not won; but love has been vindicated. Today wouldn't be born without that memorable Friday. That is why it is called GOOD. The resurrection was necessitated by the Cross of Calvary. And so we look back and bless the Lord for that single day. That day became the turning point in time, and nothing can ever change it...