This is Alpha, the first-born, when he was 2YO.
This is Beta, the second-born, when he was about 2YO.
This is Gamma, the third-born, when he was about 18MO.
Red Friday
Nov
24
2009
I was talking to a co-worker who was born and raised in an Eastern Bloc country – one of the old communist countries next to Russia. He said that he, and everyone else he knows from there who is now in the US, cannot understand why Black Friday is so popular.
“People wake up so early and stand in line just to get a good deal on a gift! Why is that fun?”
He will not do that. He said that for so many years that was daily life. His family had to stand in line and wait just for their needs – bread, milk, eggs, etc. – so now that he is in the US he appreciates the availability of things.
Standing in line for shopping is a bad thing and a sign of bad government / oppression / etc. and he will not do that just to save a few dollars. The country was communist while he was there, and standing in line for goods is not a pleasant memory for him.
I thought that was rather enlightening.
Remember that when you’re doing your Christmas shopping and you are waiting in line voluntarily – there are plenty of people who are waiting in line for their survival. Appreciate your freedom and your prosperity – something for which you can be thankful.
But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him?
1 John 3:17
This little article thingy was written by Some Guy sometime around 6:02 am and has been carefully placed in the Life category.
November 26th, 2009 at 7:59 am
we all should learn a great deal from those who have lived under communism, and do all we can to prevent our country’s bad bent in that direction. Those of us who lived during cold war and those who lived in those countries know there is nothing good about that Godless system. thanks for that posting