If saying "Merry Christmas" is offensive to you, then you
need thicker skin.
First, be happy for other people without taking offense (on behalf of others).
Chances are that someone celebrating a holiday and exchanging gifts is not
against your religion (if you’re not expressly Christian).
Life is tough, so get a helmet:
Life is tough, so get a helmet:
(By the way: if you exchange gifts on December 25, you're celebrating Christmas.)
Second, saying something as simple (and religious) as “Merry
Christmas” would land you in seriously hot water in communist Russia.
Merry Christmas!
If you are not a Christian and you took offense I respectfully ask you to reconsider. I grew up in the Soviet Union where you could get expelled from school, dishonorably discharged from the army officer’s corps, or put an end to your career for wishing someone a merry Christmas. Christmas celebrations were supplanted with "New Year" celebrations to keep God out of our lives.
We are currently living in a country where every-day
citizens -- not the government -- are policing people for saying things that others
find offensive.
Who needs secret police when we do this to each other?
We will never achieve world peace until each person
becomes at peace with themselves.
If you are not at peace with yourself, then you’re part of the
problem. For the sake of yourself and the rest of the human race, please pursue
peace.
I would encourage you to check out the movie Peaceful Warrior (or Way of the Peaceful Warrior if you're more of a reader):
To quote Socrates, the philosophical mentor in the movie:
"I call myself a Peaceful Warrior because the battles we fight are on the inside."
In Closing
So, Good Morning & Merry Christmas!
“Oh, and in case I don’t see you: good afternoon, good
evening, and (to all a) good night!” (h/t Truman Burbank & Saint Nicholas)
