My suitemates used to love watching Glee. It was not unusual to find twenty people in our apartment squished around the TV on Thursday night. One roommate even wrote her undergrad thesis on Glee.
My family watches Glee too and honestly I just can't stand the show. All of the adults act like children and makes me cranky.
Last night I was too comfortable in the family room with my notebook to move when they turned on the Christmas episode. So I half-watched it and half-wrote (and half-talked but that's apparently three halves).
For maybe the first time ever, I actually enjoyed it! I'm not itching to watch it again, but I don't regret the first time.
On national television the real Christmas story was read! My Jesus was called Lord and Savior!
On national television characters that are often selfish and immature realize that the reason for the season is not for gift giving. Instead, they seize opportunities to give back.
They serve at a homeless shelter, they ring the Salvation Army bells, and they give African pigs as gifts for Christmas.
Rather than the earrings she wanted, Finn gave Rachel a pig in Africa that will get fattened up all year long and then serve as food for an entire family. Rachel rejects the gift at first but then recognizes the beauty of it and names it Barbara after her inspiration grandmother.
I just checked the Compassion gift catalog, there's a pig you can give for Christmas! If that pig gives birth to about 16 piglets a year, that family will have a lifetime of income! Name it after your own inspirational grandmother.
That or an African drought survival kit.
A cow.
A "Survive to Age 5" kit.
Really, go check it out.
Give a gift in memory of someone inspirational. Give it to someone inspirational (aren't those people always the hardest to buy for?). Be inspirational and ask your relatives to give you a goat, chickens, and a blankets for Christmas.
Thank you for making a difference!
<>< Katie
PS: Grandma, I circled the safe and sanitary bathroom. But I won't name it.
1 comment:
Haha! I loved this post. So creative! Way to bring it full circle using Glee :) Thanks for sharing this, Katie!
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