Well, Christmas has passed and we are here, happy after all the celebration, wondering how 2012 will treat us and thinking deep inside “damn, I don’t want to go back to work…” with a sad feeling added.
Most of us were lucky and celebrated with family, friends or strangers, but I’m sure some of you didn’t. Some of you probably celebrated Christmas alone, perhaps watching TV, or that new film “New Year,” who knows…
The thing is that some people — maybe not you, but some people — like to spend Christmas alone. People change, so maybe next year you’ll want to.
Every day, every year, we spend most of our time working, studying, and taking too little time to relax and do things we like without being concerned for the consequences (which in most cases are nonexistent). People are like water balloons. You can keep filling them with water until they explode, or fill them to the top, and keep it stored that way: The balloon loses force on the elastic plastic and sometimes it breaks. In other words, people can stand a lot of bad things, and store bad feelings until a certain point, where they might explode. Of course, some people can stand more than others.
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What an insight to “being alone at Christmas” by a 15 year old. I respect what you have written and far too many people would rather do just that on Christmas. And to be able to do that without being asked why or having people pity them. We are social human beings by nature, but even with that, we all need our own reflective time, regardless of a holiday. Kudos to you Mathias.
Thanks! (a bit late, I know…)
That’s a wonderful article. I hope to hear more from this 15-year old.
Hey there, you can check out my site (the link should be on a latter comment).
I think I get “down” at Christmas because I see the Birthday of Jesus Christ becoming ovewhelmed by commercialism. So after the religious services are over for the day, I feel an emotional let-down, and don’t want to succumb to the gift-giving/gift-receiving. This year I just cuddled up and watched “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” I’ll do my visits to family on New Year’s Day, instead.
Or… maybe instead of these people wanting to be alone to rest, they are depressed and find it hard to fake the happy or they have social anxieties and so all the excitement of Christmas is too much for them. Or maybe they don’t celebrate Christmas. There are many other possible reasons why a person may want to be alone on Christmas and I think it is all too presumptuous to say that people just need time to rest on this day.
Wasn’t the actual intention and I’m sorry you felt insulted or anything by the article. The main point was to explain that people sometimes just need to be alone, either on Christmas or in any other day.
But well…
also, the most wise the most spiritually evolved do not feel the need for any kind of celebration
Quite insightful for your 15 years Mr. San Miguel. Kudos! Would you call my family and explain loneliness vs being alone, maybe on a conference call while they’re all seated at Thanksgiving Dinner? I would appreciate it
I feel ridiculous! Completely forgot about this post and now I find it thanks to Google!
Thanks Psych Central for publishing it. No thanks for not letting me know (yet I know you left that clear before…).
Anyway, just to let the commenter know, my blog is http://mathiasblog.com And no, I don’t know why didn’t they put my web in there (Would you put them, Psych Central? Please).
Well, hope to see you reading my blog sometime.
For me…too many bad memories, I just “deal” with going through the actions of “Christmas” at home.