As the years pass, I feel they go by faster and faster and seem to get closer and closer together. Most people my age and older seem to feel the same way. Some who are younger do as well, but having watched grandchildren and listened to them, it’s clear that time often drags for them and that they want things to happen “faster.” Those of us who are older want to say something to the effect of “Don’t ever wish for that; it will happen soon enough.” Sometimes we actually voice that thought, and usually the young person looks at us as if we’re out of our minds.
Christmas tends to emphasize that difference in viewpoint. For small children it seems as though Christmas Eve or Christmas day will never come. For all too many adults, it seems as though there’s never enough time to get everything done before Christmas…
Whichever applies to you… Merry Christmas!