whether one is christian or not whether one is rich or poor black or white young or old we all want to be part of the celebration christmas is the sweet joy of families united it is celebrated by millions of people all over the world he is and will be on the side of the marginalised the poor and the oppressed the sick the suffering and the abandoned the world as we see it is estranged from god and the message of christmas challenges everyone it it tells that in spite of who we are what we are and what kind of troubles we are undergoing there is still hope because god has not forgotten man even though we celebrate this feast every year every year it brings good news the circumstances surrounding the birth of the son of god were certainly very messy the fact is mary the mother of jesus travelled on a donkey with her fullblown pregnancy on a bouncy and bumpy road of palestine with her husband joseph who wanted to get rid of her quietly before you become more curious let me assure you i am not marketing the product and all this is not romantic but real and all round a messy situationeven today life is harsh for a vast majority of mankind however the facts of life were not so romantic on the contrary they were cruel to the core wait a minute christmas is a feast an event hard to celebrate alone its the birthday of the son of god incarnated in the person of baby jesus but the glaring disparity between the rich nations and the poor nations is proved from the fact that in japan one person consumes 38800 worth of things per annum and in the united states its 28500 pa where as in india one has to be happy with a mere 340 pa and in bangladesh its 220 pa back home in india we are not far behind the hedonistic consumeristic and capitalistic western world it is the tender knowledge that you are loved by someone not because of what you do but because of who you are we all enjoy birthday parties the story of mary and joseph a smelly stable with animals all around poor illiterate shepherds the wise men from the east etc have been romanticised in legend inappropriate family environment inadequate or incomplete housing insufficient income to manage the necessary things of life trouble us often and christmas reminds us that we belong we are wanted that we are loved and cared for by goda child is