It's finally December...

It’s finally December and four more days for Christmas…..When I was a child, the thought of Christmas always reminded me of neon lights, cards, and cakes. It was the time that I let out all my energy and played for long hours after the tiring half yearly exams of November. It was the time exclusively for fun since there was no exam during December. I used to eagerly count the number of days left for the beginning of my Christmas vacations. I was really particular that a star be hung in front of my house as soon as December begins (and I still am).I used to make Christmas trees  and buy a huge number of cards. I used to give the second loveliest card to my best friend and keep the one that I like the most to myself. I used to count the number of cards I get during this month thinking that the more number of cards one gets, the more number of people loves you. For all these reasons (and some more) and the wonderful memories associated with Christmas, I grew a fond for the festival and the month that it falls in - DECEMBER. I still hang a star in front of my house because it reminds me of how happy it made me once when I was a child .It takes me back to my childhood.

It was during one such December that I bonded with one of my classmates, which later on strengthened, and we are now the best of friends… She happened to be always present in my life - in my nursery school, my primary school, the very same class that I studied in, but for some reason I never noticed her. However, it was December that brought us together. Therefore, my best friend, as I see it now, was one of the many gifts of December. It was during a December that I met yet another person, who happened to share some of the same interests as that of mine. We became friends and thought it would remain so forever more but for some reason, it did not last long. It was during a December that we last talked to each other as friends and then broke apart.

 It was during December that I finally chose what I wanted, and took the path that lead me to a different direction from my peers. It was during December that I first stayed away from my parents.

So for me, December is a nostalgia, it reminds me of all that had happened during the past years. It takes me back to my childhood.

It's during December that I have made perhaps, the most important decisions of my life. It used to be the time when I evaluated all that has been done until then and then do whatever it takes to bring even a small change to things you wished never happened. The time to sit back and think, decide and act upon the things that you learned though the year. The time to go back to the cocoon and come back as a renewed human being which is a bit more closer to the human being you wished to be someday. It’s during Decembers that I have the most fun in my life; the most lively month of my life.

Every time I get exhausted with all hectic homeworks and sleepless nights, I used to convince myself that it's gonna be December soon and then I could have fun and make up for all these lost hours. It was during one December that I had the best day of my life. December made me the most of what I am now. So for all that December gave me, I love it more than any other month…..

Even though this December hasn’t been so lively for me as it used to be, just the reminiscence of how it was in the past gives me hope and helps me move on.

In the hope that next December would give me back all that I have missed this year, and perhaps even more things that I always wish for, here’s wishing myself a happy Christmas and a very happy new year…..Cheers!!!

Lemme just end this long boring essay with my most favorite wordings amongst all the cards that I ever received until now....

"Twinkling lights

and Christmas trees,

mistletoe

and shopping sprees,

Christmas chimes

and melodies,

family, friends and

calories…

memories are made

of these!"

Have a dazzling Christmas!!!