Holiday Magic
Seasons Greetings allies 🎄,
It’s that time of the year again, everyone is going merry, merry! We are all soaking up the joy of the season. The cozy evenings spent by the fireplace to keep us warm the traditional way, twinkling lights adorning homes and streets, Christmas trees being set up while humming Christmas carols. Oh, what a wonderful time.
We eagerly await reuniting with our loved ones. The flight tickets are all booked, the trains too, and the roads are so busy that we hold hands tightly, jumping on the next available bus just to get home.
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Grandma’s Christmas is incomplete without the smell of freshly cut pine trees. We are heading down to the countryside to get them… Wait a minute… Did I just say cut down trees? Hahaha! While we’re soaking up the ambience of the season, we are certainly not getting carried away by its waves.
We are heading to a tree farm, specifically cultivated for the holiday season. This means the trees are not taken from natural forests. These farms replant trees annually, ensuring continuous cycles. That’s a win for the 3 Ps (People, Profit, Planet). The trees are beautifully adorned with LED Christmas lights, and the highlights are the handmade ornaments like paper snowflakes and cardboard stars, created by such talented little ones. These reduce the need for store-bought, non-recyclable items.
Who says we can’t celebrate Christmas while being environmentally friendly? The reason for the season -JESUS- already paved the way for that. Mary rode on a donkey to Bethlehem, delivered in a stable, wrapped her baby in swaddling cloth, and laid Him in a manger. The most natural procedure ever.
We might also need Paul’s help later to clean up some unavoidable emissions after the holidays. But in the meantime, let’s do the best we can for our environment this season as we joyfully anticipate the surprises and wonders it brings.
Green Heart 🔔, Green Ink 🎄
