Prophet

Posted by Michael Rawluk (Williams Lake, BC, Canada) on 26 December 2007 in Lifestyle & Culture.

The true meaning of Christmas is now profit.

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Comments (13)

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Sad but true! Cool shot!

26 Dec 2007 7:59am

Mindy from United States

intriguing. interesting textures and composition. i suppose the prophet's vision is a bit blurred?

26 Dec 2007 8:14am

standley from Brou-sur-Chantereine, France

Unfortunatly you're right. Nice composition

26 Dec 2007 8:22am

Kim from Newcomerstown, United States

For a lot of people, that's true. There are still a few who remember what Christmas is truly about. I hope yours was wonderful Michael. :)

26 Dec 2007 11:29am

DaveB from Exeter, United Kingdom

Interesting shot

26 Dec 2007 1:43pm

James from Japan

I'm really liking the sense of depth you've created in this shot...nice work!

26 Dec 2007 2:19pm

elaine from paris, France

beautiful pattern for tghis mysteriously titled shot

26 Dec 2007 6:35pm

Still from France

A sad and real thought.

26 Dec 2007 9:22pm

John Maslowski from Dallas, PA, United States

Unfortunately most things in life come down to money. Interesting shot.

27 Dec 2007 1:13am

Wolfgang Prigge from Granby, Québec, Canada

For many people you are right with your comment about the mercantile approach to Christmas, but we can all try to influence those around us to at least slow down the consumer madness....

27 Dec 2007 1:55am

Lynne from United States

It's not ALL about profit. Some of it is about food! Ha ha. Wish I could slip a turkey sandwich through the Internet to you. It's also about love and remembering. But I see your point.

27 Dec 2007 4:58am

Aaron Schmidt from Auckland, New Zealand

The true meaning of Christmas has always been profit. The only thing that's changed is that corporations are now trying to get a piece of what the Church has taken advantage of for centuries.

27 Dec 2007 9:50pm

Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom

Well said, Michael. I'm sorry to say, but I still heartily believe the true culprit is still human nature. I can't help but add to the discussion too, from experience of my own culture and history, that if we (rightly so) are disgusted by the profit motives that are driving Christmas nowadays, don't even start to think about Chinese New Year !! ;)

28 Dec 2007 4:13am

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