Yes, it's the season where the street children have seemingly increased exponentially but it's not a good enough reason for anyone to suddenly develop a social conscience. Giving joy, in this case, would be like giving a yearly shot of morphine to a cancer patient - it's always welcome, but it wouldn't achieve anything significant in the long run, even if giving led to a somewhat good feeling after. You can make it matter more through other ways, and Christmas, despite being convenient, isn't really the only time to want to make someone else happy.

With this said, I am letting it be known that I am already accepting gifts.

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