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A Child's Christmas Wish - The Simple Things
His eyes large, his blonde hair shimmering under the photographer’s bright lamp, he smiled shyly at Santa. At two and a half years old, he looked tiny on the white-bearded man’s lap but at that age he already knew what was important in life.
“What would you like Santa to bring you for Christmas?” the large man asked.
“A choo-choo train and rocks and sticks,” he whispered.
“Uh, yes, a choo-choo train.” Santa rubbed his gloved hand thoughtfully on his cheek. “Rocks and sticks too?” Santa’s face wore a puzzled expression.
The small child nodded his head emphatically, “Yes, rocks and sticks.”
“Well, I’m sure that can be arranged,” Santa smiled as he handed him a candy cane and coloring book and lifted him down from his lap.
For the next few weeks the child talked of little else except the rocks and sticks he was going to get from Santa for Christmas. His excitement seemed to know no bounds. But did he really want rocks and sticks or was it only a momentary thought?
Right up until Christmas Eve, his parents weren’t sure how to handle this delicate situation. Finally by late that evening they had made their decision.
Early Christmas morning, they gave him the brightly wrapped box of rocks and sticks. As he tore off the colorful paper and opened the box, he beamed. “Rocks and sticks!”
As he inspected each specimen carefully, his parents encouraged him to open his other gifts. Reluctantly, he put his precious gift aside and opened the box holding his ‘choo-choo’ train.
For the rest of Christmas Day he interspersed his playtime between the train and the rocks and sticks. “Why don’t you open your other gifts?” his parents asked throughout the day.
“No,” he announced as he happily continued to play with these two precious gifts; the gifts Santa had said he would bring.
This story is true; the little boy is my grandson. As I think about his joy at receiving rocks and sticks, I realize that as adults we place too much importance on the dollar value of gifts. We do not need to buy a child expensive toys. Many of these toys have been hyped by television but in fact have very little play value once the novelty has worn off. The rocks and sticks were played with in more imaginary ways than many toys off a department store shelf could be. This was also an example to all of us that children don’t need to have a lot of gifts under the tree either in order to be happy.
When I thought further about his uncontained happiness with his box of rocks and sticks, I realized that children have a far better understanding of the meaning of Christmas than we do as adults. As we grow older, many people estimate the value of a gift based on its cost.
This year as a family we decided to cut back on our Christmas spending. We didn’t cut back on our gift-giving but did make the decision to give smaller gifts because the thought itself is the most important.
It took a two year old child to remind us that happiness comes from within; it is being pleased with the simple things in life. Many of us forget the importance of this.
About the Author
Sylvia Behnish has published her first non-fiction book entitled "Rollercoaster Ride With Brain Injury (For Loved Ones)" which tells the story of her partner's first year following his brain injury. Her first fiction book entitled "His Sins", a three generation family saga, is due out early in the new year. She has also had numerous articles published in newspapers and magazines in both Canada and the United States.
Order "Rollercoaster Ride With Brain Injury (For Loved Ones)" by e-mail at: orders@trafford.com
Blog: www.progressofabraininjury.blogspot.com
Website: www.talesbysylvia.com
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