Holiday Spirit

During the past 10 days in US, I frequently in tears when I watched TV.
I didn't watch much though. About 1-2 hours every day.

The reason I was in tears was because in the programs I watched, there were always some touching stories of giving love, giving something back for this particular time - before Christmas.

This morning, a girl’s Texas house was decorated by volunteers and sponsored by Wal-Mart because she went into a letter to Santa's contest (Wal-Mart’s marketing program) and wrote her wish about the Christmas decoration. Even though it's very commercial (in addition to the decoration, many gifts were given to the family members), it's still very touching.
Right after the program, another TV channel was doing the "coat run" sponsored by Burlington Coat Factory that people can donate used coats to the retail stores or the TV station for those who need them.

To celebrate a holiday like this is particularly meaningful. And, I hope we can do the same for the Chinese New Year.


Celia