The meaning of Christmas has evolved from family to a more commercial time of year. Instead of gifting each other with just being together, people go out and buy expensive gifts that usually do not get a second glance. Holiday shoppers this year plan to spend an average of $801 on gifts for family and friends. $801 dollars. You know what that could buy? $801 could be used to buy gallons and gallons of water for people out in Cambodia. It could given to a homeless shelter that really needs the money to improve their conditions, a school could use it to buy new textbooks, it could be saved up for a future college fund or even put away in savings. Spending that huge amount of money on small, meaningless gifts is a waste. Christmas is not even about the privilege of spending time with your family, it is all about “What gift am I going to get next?” Holidays should be a time where you set your busy life aside and really take in and enjoy what you have. Never mind about getting the latest gadget or that cute sweater you saw in the mall; you should sit back and appreciate what has been given to you. That $801 dollars that was spent on t-shirts and jeans, even though you have more than enough already, could have been used to buy clothes for children who have little to none. I'm not saying that you should not get anything for Christmas but the amount of money and what people receive should be cut down.
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