Here in Romania, as I write these words, we’re only some thirty minutes away from Christmas. Oh, and my birthday. Yes. For those of you who tuned late to this channel, I was born on Christmas Day twenty seven years ago. That’s like a 0.0022% chance. Cool.
Here’s another fun fact about me: because I was born on such a special day I’ve always thought that I was meant for great things… well, and also folks around me kept telling me stuff like that. My high school History teacher once told me that those born on Christmas Day are supposed to know everything.
Well, I don’t know about that, but I do know that I’ve always thought that I was meant to forge my own destiny. That I was meant to achieve great things. Is such a belief delusional? Perhaps. But let me ask you a question? What isn’t delusional? What is reality? And if you could choose between an awful reality and a beautiful lie… be honest, which would you choose?
Enough about me.
This is Christmas, after all, so this post should be about this special holiday.
“My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?”
― Bob Hope
Quite so. Why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?
It seems to me that kindness and love are two things we always aspire towards, but never quite get around to being as kind as we wish to be or as loving… it seems to be that we get so caught up in the struggles of day to day life that we often forget that all the others around us are also human, just like us.
Who knows, maybe things are going to change for the better. Maybe a few days a year is all we can manage when it comes to love and kindness.
Something to ponder when you’ll have to tolerate those pesky relatives that you only see two or three times per year.
Anyway. Merry Christmas, folks! Whether you believe in Santa or not.
Happy Birthday, Merry Christmas and may you have a blessed 2018.
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Thank you. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you too!
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Happy Birthday and Merry Christmas
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Thank you. Merry Christmas!
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Merry xmas! We just finished our christmas here in sweden! Oh and happy bday! :)
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Merry Christmas! Happy B-Day! You are doing great things!
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Happy Birthday Cristian. Yes, give me the beautiful lie…
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Thank you, Ronald.
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Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday too! :)
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Merry Christmas and Happy birthday to you, May God bless you with all happiness forever ever.
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Merry Christmas to you too brother and Happy birthday as well.
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Thank you, Lloyd. Merry Christmas to you too!
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Happy birthday and holidays to you!
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Happy Birthday and Merry Christmas. Have a wonderful double celebration.
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Merry Chrsitmas🎄🤗😘🙏😇
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Merry Christmas Cristian and have a Happy Birthday.
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Happy birthday, first. A merry Christmas, second. I wish you the fulfillment of the promise of a great year ahead.
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Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday! 🎉🌲🎂
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Happy Birthday and Happy Holidays to you ! Have a good one !
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Happy Birthday Cristian! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
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Thank you, Jamie. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you too!
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Craciun fericit și ‘La mulți ani!’ Cristian. Sper că ai o zi minunată. Seemed appropriate to test my Romanian 😜😄
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Multumesc :D
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Merry Christmas! La Multi Ani!
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Thank you. Merry Christmas to you too!
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Happy birthday Cristian!
Hope you have a good new year.
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La mulți ani, multă sănătate și împlinirea tuturor dorințelor. Și sărbători fericite!
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Merry Christmas, Happy birthday! Have a wonderful celebration💖
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Happy birthday! If the holidays is all we have to feel humanity cares let’s hold onto that.
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Belated happy Christmas and birthday!
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As I read the words “Who knows…” I also heard the same words on the radio. It was an unrelated song, but it was just quite out of the ordinary to hear and read the same words at the same time from unrelated sources. I don’t know what it means, but I thought I’d share.
Happy belated Birthday!
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Sorry I missed your Birthday, Cristian. What a glorious day of the year to be born! All the best!
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Thank you so much. As they say, it’s better late than never, so no worries about that.
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Belated Happy Birthday and Merry Christmas!! Wish you a lot of happiness and more of success. Cheers !
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My granddaughter shares that day with you as well! I hope you had a glorious time and yes love all is great advice.
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Happy Birthmas, Cristian!
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