Joy to presents?

From the eyes of a newbie singing joy to presents?


When I was younger we would always sing "Joy to the World...." in school, church, I heard it on the radio... Now when I hear Joy I think of "Joy of toys" which is a respected charity that donates toys to children in need. I sit here on Christmas Eve as my little brothers drool over the mound of presents covering our living room floor. The excitement is overwhelming as they take turns in time-out and sway moods from laughing to crying within seconds throughout the day. It is impossible to stabilize their mood with the big boxes covered in sparkles waiting to be ripped open.


I love buying presents for people and my credit card shows it! But how long will these presents give joy to those I love, my guess is one week, maybe two, but then all will be forgotten and the new wish will be for summer vacation. 


Although the Joy of Toys is a wonderful program, how long will these toys bring the children in need joy? There is a better way to celebrate Christmas than thousands of dollars under the tree. Tonight when the unwrapping begins presents will be ripped apart, children will turn into savages quickly opening all of their presents as fast as they can and throwing them to the side until they are all exposed. They will then look over and analyze all of the goodies, pick the best one and leave the others until morning when Santa comes and the presents all become a huge pile of stuff, nothing is special, they expect even more, and when Christmas is over they will be reminded by commercials of what they did not receive. 


This is not the children's fault, we are the ones who continue this tradition. There is a better way to celebrate Christmas, but every year will be a battle to fight the mass and go against the grain of America's Christmas. 


Hailey