The Spirit of Giving Each year during the holiday season people get in the spirit of giving. There are many organizations in the area that join together to help those who are less fortunate. Many people feel that the holiday season has become too commercialized. Much of the season has a dollar amount placed on it with many people not putting a lot of thought into giving except for opening up their wallet and giving money to the retail store.
Many people seem to be concerned with getting back just as much as what was given.
Getting is not what the holidays are about. They are about giving. Hunger and homelessness affect all walks of life from old men, young women, the rich who have lost everything to the poor who have never had anything. Giving does not need to stop once the New Year has come around, nor does giving always come in the form of a package wrapped with a ribbon. In a recent movie entitled, Pay It Forward , a young boy takes on a school project by trying to change the world.