Halloween Halloween this is Halloween.
Yep! Today's the day. Not a huge deal, but it's fun. It'd be more fun if I weren't in school right now, but hey, it's not really a "holi-day," ya know. School views halloween like Columbus Day (another day we ought to have off school). Like it's just an excuse to celebrate candy and to escape through costume. Hey, what else is it really? That's basically it. Just a good ol' American party.
Hey, what are all holidays honestly? Excuses to celebrate, they give us something to look forward to throughout the seasons. People forget about every day in between Thanksgiving and Christmas, because they're just full of anticipation. It's as if all our potential as people comes out a thousandfold on one particular day. We're appreciated to the max on our birthdays. We love God more on Christmas and Easter. We can't wait till autumn each year because "HALLOWEEN IS COMING UP!" No one ever says anything like, "Hey...Sunday, October 30th!! So stoked!"
Holidays make all other days of the year seem pointless. For this reason, most days are unremarkable. Today is Monday. Tomorrow will be Tuesday. The day after that will be Wednesday. Then comes Thursday. Finally it's Friday, but it's one of many. It'll pass. A few days later it'll be Monday again. And the cycle repeats. Holidays are a break from the cycle.
Okay, this is what I'd like to change. How about we make every day remarkable? why not celebrate the things we love every day? Why not live day to day with something to get excited about? We pour our hearts and souls into single days of the year more than others because we have high hopes for happiness. Is it wrong to be happy a week before Christmas but do nothing on December 25th? Most days are numbers, but give them names, and they become events. Everyone freaks out about January 1st because it's not Sunday, it's New Year's Day. Sunday means nothing. St. Patricks Day, Valentines Day, Presidents Day...March 17, February 14, February 20. Those days mean something. No one gives a shit about March 16, February 13, or February 19. (Disregarding birthdays, anniversaries, etc.)
Every day is a gift, not just the "special" days. We have something to look forward to each day...LIVING. Breathing, seeing the people we love, and if not seeing them, thinking of them. We get the honor of waking up each day and walking, talking to one another, or simply hearing the voices of others. These are privileges, given to us by a God that celebrates our lives every day, by listening to all our prayers, complaints, and taunts. We deserve nothing more, yet we deserve to soak up the days for all they have to offer, all of them.
Today is Monday, October 31, 2011, and it's going to be a great day. Thanks for everything, God.
Observance.
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