Roses in December

December is almost over and it's time to reflect on the year that is drawing to a close. It's time to remember the people who have made an impact on our lives this year. In a speech addressed to St. Andrew's University studentry in 1922, Sir James Matthew Barrie said, "God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December." He described them, our December roses, as the people who we "cared for most and who have seemed most worth caring for". We don't have to think about them only in December, but we tend to, it's after all the last month of the year, the perfect month to honor them, even if it's just to let them know that we think of them this Christmas, our roses in December.


And so we think of them or perhaps write to them.

Those who have lent us money, however big or however small, when nobody else would.

Those who have helped us with our work even if they didn't have to.

Those who accompanied us to see a movie; otherwise we'd be alone.

Those friends we met at the badminton courts.

Those who helped us polish our badminton game and other sports.

Those who helped us beat other teams in DOTA; those we traded tips with.

Those who helped us finish the very long Legend of Zelda game.

Those who joined us in our coffee breaks and talked to us.

Those who continue to guide us in our spiritual life.

Those who gave us cellphone loads when we ran out of them (unless you are on plan).

Those who sent us SMS messages, excluding SPAM of course, when nobody else would.

Those who took time to read our web logs more popularly known as blogs. All four of them.

Those who took time to leave comments in our blogs. All two of them.

Those who'd write a blog entry like this, to show their appreciation. :-)

All those who make our lives bearable.

We think of them and thank them. And we wish them a merry Christmas and a wonderful new year ahead of them. Every time we show our appreciation to them they grow, and blossom, our roses in December. Our world is ever more beautiful, our problems easier to solve, and our predicaments easier to get out of because of them. We can do worse by not having them in our lives.



Note:
Thank you to Mungkey for sharing the letterjames link that I used for the three images in this blog entry.