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Why Peter Pan Never Wanted to Grow Up

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photo courtesy of Dino Orbeta Christmas is indeed just around the corner.  Realized it when I found out that I still have a lot of gifts to buy with so little time. Christmas.  And I thought that time wouldn't be able to change it's meaning and the way people view it.  But it has, in fact, many people nowadays are mostly pre-occupied to even care.  Christmas to most people today, it seems to me, is just the Christmas songs playing inside the malls and other public places, expensive Christmas trees displayed in said places, and bonuses.  No longer is it about the enjoyment one feels while fixing the Christmas tree with other members of the family, and then sharing countless nights sitting under it just watching its lights dance.  No longer is it about Santa Claus and the rewards he give to good boys and girls.  No longer is it giving unused clothings, toys, and other basic necessities to our less fortunate brothers and sisters.  No longer is it about the birth of Jesus and t