Grinch or grin?

It is an individual's freedom to celebrate or ignore any holiday. The urge to frame it too narrowly could backfire when kindred spirits with different paths see it as cultural superimposing or fun lovers keep a blind eye to its origin or nuances.

When it comes to Christmas, I always thought I would be a Grinch. I hate to prepare presents and I don't love getting one, either. Ever since I went through the grinding mill of business school in the United States, I'm convinced that the holiday is designed to ramp up sales of unnecessary and overstocked merchandise.

Recent news photos of young Chinese holding up plaques boycotting Christmas simply negated my self-evaluation: I'm not a Grinch after all. At worst I'm just another grumpy old man. It's funny I've never come across one of the protesters in real life.