Kelly KleinDear Santa,
I don’t want anything for myself this year – there’s nothing I really need. However, I do have a few requests. It may seem like a lot, but when you think about it, they really are quite simple.
I wish that this time of year we could celebrate our differences instead of allowing our differences divide us. Not everyone celebrates Christmas in December – there’s Hannukah, Yule, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice, Saturnalia, Jul, and more. I don’t have a problem with someone wishing me Merry Christmas, and I hope people don’t have a problem with me saying Happy Yule.
I wish people would help others regardless of borders. I often hear that people want to take care of their own first. I want to help people regardless of where they are from. If they need it, then we should help them.
I wish people would understand the true meaning of the season: being together with family, giving to others, and having fun enjoying life. Too many people are caught up in the commercialism of it all, and worrying about buying presents.
I wish bullying would be abolished. It’s impossible to expect everyone to be the same – we are all different. So why bully others because of being different? As someone who was bullied a lot in my childhood, I can say that it’s not enjoyable – I was happier when someone took the time to get to know me first. So many people are being hurt for no reason. They lose hope, they lose their confidence, and then they grow up hating themselves. I know what it’s like – I’ve been there.
I wish people would respect their children and spend more time with them. There are a lot of good parents out there, but there are also others who do nothing but scream at their children, and also to get them to grow up before their time. Children deserve the innocence, magic, and imagination of being a kid.
I wish life could be simpler. I wish we could go back to a simpler time. When I was a child, there were less worries – I could go outside and down the street for hours without my parents. I didn’t carry a phone with me at all times and yet I was still ok. I wasn’t glued to a television or computer screen all day letting my brain rot to mush. I spent most of my time outside. I see too many kids not going outside at all. I wish people could learn to slow down and enjoy the simple things in life.
I wish war could be abolished. What people don’t realize is that wars could end if people weren’t too proud to just shake hands and apologize. Wars are always about disagreement. Let’s all agree to disagree, and that’ll be that. People say that it’s not that easy. Well, I say it IS that easy.
I wish people could understand that they themselves have the power to change their life for the better, that it’s no one else’s responsibility. I wish they would stop complaining and instead use that energy to create a better life. I know it is possible.
And the last thing I wish this year is that I’m a different person than I was in high school and earlier. I work on myself every day, and it’s an uphill battle, but I truly do want to be a better person. I want to be less shy, and I want to be able to help people more.
Thank you Santa. I would appreciate your help in any of this during the magic of the season. And may the magic and love of the season last throughout the year.
Yours Truly,
