THE GRINCH WHO STOLE CHRISTMAS

     Yes, is there not always a Grinch?  One who needs to ruin the holiday for everyone.  One who needs to be mean and nasty and treat other with disrespect, disregarding all human dignity and lacking all empathy and indeed going so far as to act maliciously?  OF COURSE.  The holidays, NAY, LIFE would not be so without these people. 

     Here where I live there is such a group of people.  This year, their jollies have been had by firing people 4 days before Christimas in the name of BUDGET CUTS - well, at least that's what they say..... BUDGET CUTS - really?  Well, I suppose . . . but what we all know is that the people who got the GRINCH's axe were really hatcheted out because they were not GRINCHY enough . . .  they were not on the GRINCH's team... they were were not on the DARK SIDE.  These people with 20 years experience, 5 years experience, or less than a year experience, were treated with nastiness, rudeness, almost glee, and not a word about being sorry that this had to happen to them, one person was home sick and didn't know she was fired until investigators showed up at her door with a box of her personal items from her office.

     I know this has happened to people all over our country this year - layoffs, budget cuts, and numerous other such indignities, while those at the top keep lining their pockets with raises and other goodies.  I thankfully was not (YET) one of the ones "TERMINATED" but my time is soon - I can feel in my not-so-GRINCHY little bones. 

     I remember only that no matter what, GOD will provide, and that eventually, we will survive and be better for it, and that although we may sleep fitfully worrying about the finances and such, we can at least sleep knowing we did nothing wrong and that we did not wrong anyone in a malicious way.  I know I can.