
The Gift of Nostalgia
Christmas is a holiday for children. One may see this in the way the holiday season would move from being a magical time to merely a tradition people are expected to go through every year as they grow older.
As a child, all the troublesome notions of the holiday were beyond me. The only important thing on my mind was the presents I may receive that year. As an adult, however, the responsibilities of the season come through the pressure of giving those gifts.
I was on my way out of the mall after a day of buying typical Christmas presents when something from a nearby bookstore caught my eye. On display was a familiar red and blue figure on the cover of a comic book: Spiderman.
Instantly, a wave of nostalgia hit me and for a moment, it was as if I was a child again.
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