The motto of my school's Christmas concert this year is "Peace" and someone found this awesome song dealing with the refugee crisis that is still continuing.
The song is about giving hope to the refugees that have to leave their homes and families behind. For us who haven't experienced anything like the situation in their home countries, it's simply impossible to understand how much they have to go through and the singer is right, we just all can't find the words to comfort them, no matter how hard we try.
They say you should treat others the way you would want to be treated if you were in their situation. And I'm pretty sure that all of you would want to be helped or at least not threatened when there's war in your country.
In most countries though, there is a huge debate on how many refugees the country can take and whether or not to send them back. Isn't it weird that we are all talking about love and world peace, Christian values of helping one another but on the other hand some people don't care about the refugees or try to send them back to the terror they fled from?
Christmas time is a good time to think about helping other people and trying to accept others the way they are in general. In fact, every time is a good time to do so. Spending time with family and friends isn't the only thing that makes Christmas special, it's also giving love to other people, may it be by handing a coin to the poor man at the side of the street or going for a walk with the neighbour's dog.
Just as the song says, let's not waste precious time on useless debates that won't change anything. Let's start doing something right now. And it doesn't even take much to make the world a better place - oftentimes, charity organizations are happy about each donation, no matter if it's 100, 10 or even just 1€. It doesn't even have to be money, you could volunteer to help out in the soup kitchen, spend some time with the elder lady next door or talk to the sad-looking girl at the bus station. I'm sure that you will find someone who could use your help.
Remember, the best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago, but the second best is right now.
Thank you for writing this very inspiring and thoughtful article on what Christmas should be all about. The article is extremely well written and the song is beautifully sung. It's so good knowing that there is someone who is as caring as you are in this world. I feel everybody should read this article because they will get a lot out of it. Thank you.
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