It's nearly December, the season or better a holiday we hear most of. It's about family and cosiness and presents. We pretend love is involved but the truth is the average human is not good in loving. Unconditional love might be 1% of all types of love there is. Selfish will be at the top. That's how we are. Should we be ashamed of it? If we should feel ashamed it's because we are big pretenders and fake love, kindness and peace on earth like we do with everything else.
If you don't celebrate X-m you are a loser. So from now on (if not earlier) it's stressing what to wear, what to buy, what to stuff us with, and where to go. what to say if we meet... It's a good thing these days only last for at most 48 hours so those who feel miserable can start a countdown because they all know that if the clock strikes 12 the magic of the celebration of love is over. The rush to shops starts, the gossiping, the dissatisfaction about gifts is ventilated, unless the cosy family didn't already fight at the dinner table about a burned turkey, jam instead of cranberry sauce and the heartfelt words ventilated by envious siblings.
No, I won't miss the party. I stay home and do as I like. No stress and unlike many I will start the New Year with me, me, free of debts and worries or second thoughts about family and friends that can never be pleased no matter how hard I try.
For a week the topic "depression" is discussed and I just had a look at those I know. I know a lot about them because I read and read between the lines. Guess what, each one deals with depression. How many do you know? You don't need to be a doctor or a professor to recognise it. This reminds me of all those doctors and professors in the US who showed up on TV out of the blue, were invited by talk shows and of course, always wrote a book. I'd like to know how many buy these books since reading is no longer a trend. Neither is checking out the truth about the unknown professor in whatever. It's hard to believe how many there are but there's still no cure against depression eating entire populations Who benefits most from the situation?
Interesting (while searching) it's said 5% of the Americans suffer from SAD and 20% of the Germans (in 2022) which by now for sure has increased with all the emigrants used to way more sunlight.
Keep your common sense. If something is promoted, sold, or received for free you are easily fooled.
The prompt used is the title provided by @daily.prompt.