Friday, December 27, 2024

Why Do We Feel Sad On Christmas As We Grow Older?

 

Christmas village

Why Do We Feel Sad On Christmas As We Grow Older?  This is the question I have been asking myself lately. I am already in my 40s and naturally, I don't feel happy during Christmas compared to my childhood when I was so excited to open gifts and be happy with what I received. 

But then I was able to listen to one of the homilies from an online mass and I think the priest actually answered the question. He said the older we get, the gifts that we want in life are no longer the ones we want during childhood. When we're children, we want dolls, toys, money, and more. Well, I still want money at my age, but aside from that, some of the things that we really want can no longer be bought with money unfortunately. 

I wish for ... 

At my age, I wish for health for myself, my friends, and my loved ones. I also wish for more time because it seems time flies by so fast and a lot of things have happened that we didn't like or things happened that we regret from happening. I also wish for enough savings to live comfortably for my family and me from now on until at least the next 50 years. 

Those are some of the main wishes I wanted that cannot be wrapped as gifts during Christmas. But the consolation I get is the time I have right now to make my kids happy by giving them the gifts that they want. 

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Can We Still Be Happy?

This is a question only you can answer. But in my case, I'd like to think that I can still be happy. I still haven't traveled to places I wanted to go such as Japan or Rome, so I guess I can start my goal there by saving money. I just hope I still have the energy to travel when that day comes. But I'd like to think positive about it because nothing's going to happen if I continuously worry about it. 

What about you? Do you have other things in your wishlist that you haven't checked? It can be collecting your favorite robots or dolls that you love when you were a kid, going on a cruise, or a road trip with old friends. You can start listing what you want so you can find the happiness that you lost. 
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