WTF? Less than 5 minutes into the celebrated "Black Friday" and the body count started. Some poor Wal Mart temp was trampled and suffered a fatal heart attack. Reportedly the shoppers were upset later when they had to close the store for a short time to remove his body. "I've been in line since yesterday" was all that shoppers had to say in response to the poor man's death.
So tell me folks, have we gotten that depraved over material goods that we have no regard for the loss of a man's life...as long as we get that deal on the plasma TV or that designer handbag we couldn't afford before (and will probably be empty because we spent the last of our money on it...but hey, we'll look good). Is it really worth it to stomp the life out of a man just to be first in the door to get that GI Joe doll with the Kung Fu grip? (ok, that was a flashback to my childhood, but you feel me). Where along the way did the Wii, Xbox and Blu Ray Disc player, become more important than respect for human life?
Friends asked me, "ABM did you get some good deals on Black Friday?", my response was "Hell no, you couldn't pay me to go into a mall on the day after Thanksgiving". One day after giving thanks for all we have been blessed with, we're ready to choke the living shit out of that $%^% who cut in front of us at the cash register!
Well I stopped truly enjoying Christmas years ago, when it went so commercial that most people couldn't recall the true meaning of the holiday. I prefer Thanksgiving when all I have to do is make sure everyone is well-fed and it's all good. I prefer to do my shopping online and plan to do as much as possible online this year. My ultimate dream is to one day go through an entire Christmas season without setting foot once in a mall.
Guess you can't blame a man for dreaming, huh?
3 comments:
I agree with you on Black Friday. For me .. the "deals" were never even worth the wait in the first place.
its unfortunate we're such a material society, but our spending is what fuels this economy
its a vicious circle.
I love Christmas. I appreciate the meaning of that holiday and I have no children of my own (13 godchildren) and we make gifts for each other instead of spending
(I get the BEST gumbo. I swear..lol)
another great post!
Well I think it is wonderful that you and your godchildren give a part of yourselves to those you love. The sweetest gifts I have ever received cost little or nothing.
I with you on this Black Friday madness. I wouldn't be caught dead out there. It is just ridiculous and I can't beleive the callousness of the shoppers who trampled a person to death. WTF is right. I might have started beating people to death just for the thought if I had been there - which I wouldn't have.
The Diva don't stand in line for nobody.
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