True Essence of Christmas

     The wind blows coldly, the snows start to fall, houses are decorated with colorful things, some stayed glowing, and some are blinking. This would only mean one thing, it is already Christmas, but what does Christmas mean to us? Does it mean that Christmas is only the season of gift giving? What do you think is the  true essence of Christmas?
     Christmas is a festival that is celebrated with the same or equal level of fun and some sorth of seriousness. The fun element of Christmas is reflected in it's merry-making. People celebrate it by feasting, exchanging cards and gifts, decorating houses, having a christmas dinner, and singing christmas songs. The serious part of the festival confines to the rituals and traditions followed since ages.
     When december comes, we look forward to celebrate christmas with our family and friends. For almost all of us, we tend to shut down all works and rest or travel. Forsome, it is a time to visit people and have fun with them, because we haven't seen them in a long time. And for others, it is the time to cook their wonderful dishes they never had time for and may be try out new recipes. All of these are great and they really make a colorful season.
     When I consider all these, I guess this is what Christmas are all about. But certainly, there is more than these the true Essence of Christmas? Jesus Christ, our savior is the complete essence of Christmas. Every 25th of December, it is the day wherein our savior was born, it is the time for us to reejoice, mostly honored by Christians.
     There is so many good things about Christmas, there is love, peace, etc., but above all this, our savior was born. God had loved us that much that he send his son to die for us and be reconciled again. So we must rejoice and thank God.

Equal Rights Equal Opportunities

  Equal opportunity is a stipulation that all people should be treated similarly, unhampered by artificial barriers or prejudices or preferences, except when particular “distinctions can be explicitly justified.” Are you aware in what they call DISCRIMINATION? In the unequal rights that we are experiencing now?


  IN order to build a great democratic, just, fair and humane society, it is of utmost importance to arouse the broad masses of our people to join the struggle that will ensure "equal rights, equal opportunities and progress for all".Genuine equality between women and men, girls and boys can only be realised in the process of a just, fair and humane transformation of our society as a whole.There's need for us to unite and enable women to take their rightful place in production and political activity to improve their economic and political status.There is need to educate ourselves and others to take a more correct view of women and to actively redress the injustices done to women in all our institutions - the Church, state and family.Women must not be treated as mere passive participants in national development. But they must enjoy fundamental rights and freedoms befitting all human beings, both in domestic and public life. Women need to be treated justly in families, workplaces, public life and the Church.Women are a backbone of our families and play major roles in our economy, especially in rural areas. The life and health of women are of central importance to the future development of our nation.This being the case, the calls for the true empowering of women to enable them to participate in decision making in our society need to be heeded.Women bring special gifts to the progress of our country. If they are not listened to and are discriminated against, then we simply will not have sustainable and equitable progress.And men should be more involved in promoting women's rights. Advancement will not go very far unless women and girls are enabled to enjoy the same rights and opportunities as men and boys.Women must be represented at decision-making levels in both economics and politics, to sustainably achieve development goals.True empowering of women enables them to participate in decision-making processes in society. One effective strategy towards empowering women is to promote equal opportunity for women's representation in decision-making positions.Women also have the right and duty to take part in the political and administrative work of our nation. Women possess full equality and dignity and have a significant role to play in the affairs of our country.


  The question that arises is why after so many years of struggle, so many years of commemorations, the women's situation still remains what it is? Some people are even today asking if women can be equal partners with men in development.This discrimination and marginalisation of women doesn't make sense even biblically because we are told: "There is not male and female; for you are all one in Jesus Christ" (Gal 3:28).There are many opportunities for progress and development in countries around the world where women have the same rights as men. We take pride listen and give them the rights that they must have.