Christmas is a time for giving, sharing and spending quality time with loved ones. It's a time when we reflect on the year's passing and appreciate everything we have.
The spirit of giving and bringing a smile to other people’s faces has a magical effect on us. That's what Edgar Albert Guest writes about in this short inspirational poem. We hope you find this poem as inspiring as we do.
Let’s carry the spirit of Christmas through the rest of the year and transform this world into a beautiful place. 

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas! 🤗🤗🤗

Regards, TeamSJS and Simerjeet Singh

At Christmas by Edgar Guest

A man is at his finest
    towards the finish of the year;
He is almost what he should be
    when the Christmas season is here;
Then he's thinking more of others
    than he's thought the months before,
And the laughter of his children
    is a joy worth toiling for.
He is less a selfish creature than
    at any other time;
When the Christmas spirit rules him
    he comes close to the sublime.

When it's Christmas man is bigger
    and is better in his part;
He is keener for the service
    that is prompted by the heart.
All the petty thoughts and narrow
    seem to vanish for awhile
And the true reward he's seeking
    is the glory of a smile.
Then for others he is toiling and
    somehow it seems to me
That at Christmas he is almost
    what God wanted him to be.

If I had to paint a picture of a man
    I think I'd wait
Till he'd fought his selfish battles
    and had put aside his hate.
I'd not catch him at his labors
    when his thoughts are all of pelf,
On the long days and the dreary
    when he's striving for himself.
I'd not take him when he's sneering,
    when he's scornful or depressed,
But I'd look for him at Christmas
    when he's shining at his best.

Man is ever in a struggle
    and he's oft misunderstood;
There are days the worst that's in him
    is the master of the good,
But at Christmas kindness rules him
    and he puts himself aside
And his petty hates are vanquished
    and his heart is opened wide.
Oh, I don't know how to say it,
    but somehow it seems to me
That at Christmas man is almost
    what God sent him here to be."

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