I've been thinking recently about this song alot, and yet again, it is a subject that comes up alot in my house at this time of year. I will constantly be talking about the children in places such as Africa whom have nothing. I think i drive my family to the point of insanity when i will constantly and forever go on about wanting to be the change, and make the change on this earth. Whilst here we take the snow for granted, most of the children out there have never even seen a snowflake in their life...and i know that now i am older snow can be a total pain, and being a horsie person, even more so...but i remember back to when i was a child and the HOURS upon end i used to spend outside in the winter having fun with my friends, tobogganing, snowball fights, building snowmen, making snow angels, and it 
saddens me that these beautiful children miss out, and ok, that is a part of being in a country such as Africa, when my friend came over for Christmas a few years ago from Jamaica she FREAKED out when she saw the snow, because she had never seen it before in her life, and she was an adult. It's things that we take for granted all the time, that they out there dont even get a chance to have. The greatest gift they'll get this year is life...haha the thing that gets me about that line, is that over here, everyone expects presents for Christmas..the expect a huge roast and for the non veggies, turkey with all the trimmings...Christmas is literally a time for pigging out...we get all of this, when out in Africa, the greatest gift they get is their life...? well shouldnt that be something that is guaranteed anyway..? why just because the live in a different country from us, should they have to spend their entire lifes worrying about staying alive, why cant they spend that time BEING ALIVE...there is a big difference...
saddens me that these beautiful children miss out, and ok, that is a part of being in a country such as Africa, when my friend came over for Christmas a few years ago from Jamaica she FREAKED out when she saw the snow, because she had never seen it before in her life, and she was an adult. It's things that we take for granted all the time, that they out there dont even get a chance to have. The greatest gift they'll get this year is life...haha the thing that gets me about that line, is that over here, everyone expects presents for Christmas..the expect a huge roast and for the non veggies, turkey with all the trimmings...Christmas is literally a time for pigging out...we get all of this, when out in Africa, the greatest gift they get is their life...? well shouldnt that be something that is guaranteed anyway..? why just because the live in a different country from us, should they have to spend their entire lifes worrying about staying alive, why cant they spend that time BEING ALIVE...there is a big difference...
I think as a country we are selfish, and i know i am going to get people arguing with me about that, but it's what i feel. Not just England either, i'm talking about all of the MEDC countries...i mean, do you REALLY need that extra pair of shoes? do you really need all that extra food over Christmas time? how about going without a little this year and giving to the third world countries...? We are all better of than those children...so there is still no excuse...it took my mum 3 years to save up enough so i could just have a party for my 18th, and she saves up all year and goes without herself just to give us things at Christmas, but even then...i give, when i get money i give instead of take...and im not saying im perfect because im not, i certainly do no
t value my own life enough, and thats incredibly selfish of me, but what i am saying is that no matter how much money you have, even if you can spare a penny, you could help to make a child's Christmas. We need to start giving and becoming one with eachother, not clone like but together as in no more fighting, and always sharing, equal rights for all.
t value my own life enough, and thats incredibly selfish of me, but what i am saying is that no matter how much money you have, even if you can spare a penny, you could help to make a child's Christmas. We need to start giving and becoming one with eachother, not clone like but together as in no more fighting, and always sharing, equal rights for all.
So basically all i am saying is think of them please when, on the build up to Christmas you are out shopping, pop a few extra things in your basket and make sure they are sent for a charity.. one thing that i love, and one year i must have made about 30 of them and wrapped even more...the shoe box appeal, so if you dont know what that is could you please just google it and have a look? I mean i was putting some of my old teddies in the and little party bag bits in each to make one box cost about £3:00 thats all....but i KNOW it helped to make a child's Christmas and is that not priceless?
'theres a world outside your window' there really is, and we need to accept that and make use of ourselves, sometimes it's easy to forget when your snug on the sofa with a hot cocoa and good book, but really..it's being a good human being.
thank you for reading this, please pass on this message to all of your friends, if by this i change at least on child's Christmas then i am happy xx
