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Everything comes and goes.

Yet I didn't realise this until now, because for me, Christmas has always been a stress about what to get people and when to see them. It was a preparation to see the people who are in my life, but not for the right reasons. 

I am a Catholic, and have never been ashamed of that before. But this Christmas I was. Not because of what the religion teaches or anything like that, but because I forgot in myself, the true meaning of Christmas. 

I am by no means a strong follower of faith, and I often doubt God and Jesus. But not because I am not someone who prays every day, or goes to Church every Sunday. It's my own choice not to do these things, just like how I make the decision to lean toward science, than faith Yet I found that I couldn't even offer this one day to my religion, and even though we went to Church.. I felt as though I didn't. Because to me, it was a hassle. A chore that I didn't want to do. 

Everything comes. And everything goes. 

We have turned Christmas into such a materialistic day where we focus on the wrong things entirely. 

All I've seen on YouTube and Instagram and Snapchat are the presents that people have received. And although they say they aren't bragging, I can't help but think that a small part of them are. Because it doesn't matter what you get. Or who you see. Or what you do.

Because Christmas itself has changed. 

We have changed it. 

We have turned it into something so ugly, hid behind something that seems so beautiful. 

I will always love Christmas, and everything about it. And I don't want this to seem as though I don't. But I want to be that voice of reason that reminds us all that we should celebrate the true meaning of Christmas. Because I forgot. I forgot that this day was meant to be about Jesus. 

And I think it will be nice, for people like me, to devote at least 1 of the 365 days to him. Because like I said, I am not someone who takes faith and religion as seriously as most, nor do I disregard it and say I don't believe, even though I might not. 

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas. Hope to talk to you soon. 

See you in 2017.