It's Christmas, Be Merry!
Millions of 'Merry Christmas' wishes would fly around the world today. The big question is, how many of us are genuinely merry? What makes you merry? The holiday? The birth of Christ? What? For Christians, it is believed that the birth of Christ illuminates the soul because it is a fulfillment of God's promise of sending his son to the world. The Christmas celebration is a huge one because it is heralded by a public holiday, and it clashes with the end of the year festivities, a time when family members love to reunite after a long year of struggling to make ends meet. In Nigeria, there's usually an urban-rural migration during this period. Relatives use this Yuletide season to meet one another and share memories. Growing up, Christmas for me was wearing a new dress, rocking a new hairstyle, traveling to the village, meeting relatives I didn't know existed, and coming back home after some days. Christmas was a period I looked forward to. I enjoyed th...