We all carry the ingredients of racism, though they may not come together that way. Racism is a spiritual issue. Life is a series of transitions. We die out of one phase to be born into another. The birth of the new year is the death of the old.
Marriage is death as a single person.
The birth of your first child marks your death as a person without child rearing responsibilities. The attitude with which we face death is a clear reflection of the attitude with which we face life. Those who resist death often resist life itself. Those who learn how to open to death and grief can often more easily open to life. The problem for many adults with Christmas is that we don't know how to translate a childhood enchantment to an adult embrace of the world, with all its suffering and delight.