Materialism

Materialism

              I completely agree with the second essay by Lauren Smith. I believe the holiday season just brings everyone together and gifts given or received are done so, with love, care, and selflessness toward the other person. In the first essay by Amel Saleh, she speaks of children becoming spoiled and greedy as they become older due to their parents giving them a lot of presents/toys during the holidays when in fact that’s not the case. I believe a child regardless of how many presents he/she receives doesn’t make him/her greedy and demand the most expensive items as they get older. It all comes down to how the parents raised him/her. The parents should make the children understand the difference between what’s good or bad in society at an early age. There are rich kids that were spoiled all their baby life and by the time they get older they know that if they want to spoil their kids just like their parents spoiled them they are going to have to work just as hard. Even though they were spoiled, they were also educated as to what society expects from them and what not to become. Giving expensive presents is not a bad thing, it just show the other person how far you’re willing to go for them. Regardless if it’s expensive or not the act of actually giving gifts to another person just shows you care about them and are thinking of them. People like showing care and love towards other by buying them gifts which is perfectly fine. During the holidays everyone likes following the old traditions of giving gifts to their loved ones. Shopping, giving, receiving gifts is a tradition that will continue to be for years to come. Others are just happy to spend time with their loved ones during this jolly season.