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# Merry Christmas

Posted by askthebugman ⋅ December 3, 2015 ⋅ 1 Comment

It is December and Christmas is around the corner. I want to wish all you a very Merry Christmas. I want to share with you how I view the Christmas season.

I look at Christmas as a new beginning, not just the celebration of Christ’s birthday and a trip to the mall. There is nothing wrong with shopping for gifts for your loved ones and putting up a beautiful Christmas tree, but the meaning of the day should go on after the wrapping is in the trash and the tree is on the curb. It doesn’t matter whether you are a Christian, a Jew, a Muslim, a Buddhist, any other religion, or an atheist, we should celebrate Christmas as the birth of many wonderful things. Christmas should be the beginning of love, of kindness, of respect, and of honor in all of our hearts. We should love all the animals we coexist with and not kill them out of hate, fear or to hang their body parts on our walls for decorations. We were all put on this planet to share its wonders, not kill each other over them. We should show kindness to all those who need it, including hungry children, homeless people and other folks less fortunate than we are, as well as to all the animals condemned to death in animal shelters around the country. We should abolish all aspects of animal and human cruelty, particularly those practiced in the name of tradition or entertainment. We should not pollute our planet with dangerous toxins, including pesticides.

Finally, we should honor all those who have protected us from our enemies, foreign and domestic, by giving their lives so we may live. Love, kindness, respect and honor are not just Christian values, they are human values and Christmas is the perfect day to start showing the world we are a people who consider all life sacred, all of the time, not just once a year.

This is the legend of the spiders and the Christmas tree.

Once upon a time, long ago, a gentle mother was busily cleaning the house for the most wonderful day of the year: the day on which the Christ child came to bless the house. Not a speck of dust was left. Even the spiders had been banished from their cozy corner along with the dust bunnies. They finally fled to the farthest corner of the attic. It was Christmas eve at last!

The tree was decorated and waiting for the children to see it. But the poor spiders were frantic, for they could not see the tree, nor be present for the Christ child’s visit. But the oldest and wisest spider suggested that perhaps they could peep through the crack in the door to see him. Silently they crept out of their attic, down the stairs and across the floor to wait in the crack in the threshold.

Suddenly, the door opened a wee bit and quickly the spiders scurried into the room. They must see the tree closely, because their eyes weren’t accustomed to the brightness of the room, so they crept all over the tree, up and down, over every branch and twig, and saw each of the pretty ornaments. Finally, the spiders were satisfied by the beauty of the tree and left.

But alas! Everywhere they went they had left their webs, and when the little Christ child came to bless the house he was dismayed. He loved the little spiders, for they were God’s creatures also, but he knew the mother, who had trimmed the tree for the little children, wouldn’t feel the same, so he touched the webs and they all turned to sparkling, shimmering silver and gold! Ever since that time, we have hung tinsel on our Christmas trees, and according to the legend, it is considered good luck to find a spider among the decorations on the tree.

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## About askthebugman

I have been in the pest management industry for over 40 years. In that time I have used almost every pesticide available to control so-called “pests”. With this experience, I have learned over the years that the pesticides we use are far more dangerous than the pests we are trying to control. As a result, it has become a passion for me to improve the quality of life for humans and the planet, by assisting people to not only become more educated and aware of their environment – but also by learning to manage their home and business with a sustainable and healthier approach to tending to unwanted infestations of bugs. Please enjoy my blog posts, check out my publications, utilize my services, or simply stay in touch if you have a bug question…
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### One thought on “Merry Christmas”

1. years ago i sent you a song i wrote — lyrics by me, music by? — ‘Hanta Claus’
   inspired by a dead mouse in Scholes hall and the panic that ensued!
   dumped computers for 10+ years but when i got back on your’s was one of the first i connected to
   like the e-mails and info
   any comments about ‘black mold’
   happy solstice, christmas, and new years!
   …….ck

   Posted by Christopher Key | December 3, 2015, 7:51 pm
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