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away, to hide in my innermost secret spaces.</h2><p id="ef32">Can I close down, can I shut out the world?</p><h2 id="6940">Is it to talk more?</h2><p id="5363">Can I make myself better understood, more persuasive?</p><h2 id="c821">Is it not to say those words that hurt?</h2><p id="ac53">Can I be more careful when I talk? Can I show more consideration?</p><figure id="ee33"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*5mG309Tsh2N1kEBx8p2fVQ.jpeg"><figcaption>Photo: Øivind H. Solheim</figcaption></figure><p id="de93">I see you.</p><p id="accb" type="7">I seek the feeling in your eye Should we cancel Christmas? Is it over?</p><p id="3dfd" type="7">I look at you As you sit there At the other side of the breakfast table</p><p id="3110" type="7">You are writing a card Words of friendship To a colleague Who is leaving</p><p id="7673" type="7">Writing her a few words of friendship Writing words can open doors that were locked</p><h1 id="1a33">To give</h1><h1 id="eecc">— — — — — — — is the answer</h1><h1 id="dc7f">— — — — — — — — — — — — — — to our challenges</h1><p id="8a99" type="7">Give from yourself</p><p id="7edd" type="7">Give away</p><p id="0450" type="7">what’s valuable and precious</p><p id="9b70" type="7">Give from the best parts</p><p id="c23e" type="7">When you give</p><p id="9463" type="7">Don’t erase yourself</p><p id="5fb0" type="7">Love yourself, then</p><p id="026f" type="7">love the other</p><p id="9c63" type="7">like you love yourself</p><p id="a155">What are we doing

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? What is this? A mindless celebration of the consumers’ religion? Are we buying all these things to find peace? Do we wander restlessly around hoping for happiness to culminate on Christmas eve?</p><p id="f371" type="7">Shall we give</p><p id="8879" type="7">or shall we take?</p><h1 id="a4e6">Who am I?</h1><h2 id="4af0">Am I a taker</h2><h2 id="ec5c">or a giver?</h2><h2 id="ec4c">Am I a looser</h2><h2 id="d535">or a winner?</h2><p id="0ce6">I alone</p><p id="da0d">know the answer.</p><p id="599f">Give</p><p id="5c7d">what is yours.</p><p id="b6b6">Don’t give</p><p id="0c12">what is not yours.</p><p id="bc30" type="7">Give</p><p id="b944" type="7">— — — — — just give</p><figure id="5756"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*dL_MLmXgdgCNFrngJ88OeQ.jpeg"><figcaption>Photo: Øivind H. Solheim</figcaption></figure><p id="f8e2">Read more? You are welcome to<a href="https://kompetansevest-insight.simplero.com/page/105148"> <b>subscribe to my email list</b>. </a>It’s free! 301120</p><figure id="750d"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*YqDjlKFwScoQYQ62DWEdig.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><h2 id="c148">This story is published in The Startup, Medium’s largest entrepreneurship publication followed by +403,714 people.</h2><h2 id="869c">Subscribe to receive our top stories here.</h2><figure id="58d3"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*ouK9XR4xuNWtCes-TIUNAw.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure></article></body>

— Should We Cancel Christmas? There is one answer

Series: How We Can Fix the Imperfections #17

War is over. Future is now.

What are we facing?

It’s up to each and everyone of us to tell.

We’ve got challenges.

Our challenges on the microlevel.

Our inherited and sometimes forgotten challenges.

Our challenges from the past.

Our coming challenges, facing the future.

Our personal challenges.

Our private challenges.

And obviously — what we have in common — our global challenges.

Who knows the answer?

What is your challenge? What is mine?

Is it to be more creative?

Can I invent better solutions, can I think of and perform things I’ve not tried before?

Is it to work harder?

Can I take myself by the neck and stand up, do things better, do things more properly? Get the job done!

Is it to be more reflective?

Can I turn inwards, can I make better use of the power of reflection?

Is it to go away, to hide in my innermost secret spaces.

Can I close down, can I shut out the world?

Is it to talk more?

Can I make myself better understood, more persuasive?

Is it not to say those words that hurt?

Can I be more careful when I talk? Can I show more consideration?

I see you.

I seek the feeling in your eye Should we cancel Christmas? Is it over?

I look at you As you sit there At the other side of the breakfast table

You are writing a card Words of friendship To a colleague Who is leaving

Writing her a few words of friendship Writing words can open doors that were locked

To give

— — — — — — — is the answer

— — — — — — — — — — — — — — to our challenges

Give from yourself

Give away

what’s valuable and precious

Give from the best parts

When you give

Don’t erase yourself

Love yourself, then

love the other

like you love yourself

What are we doing? What is this? A mindless celebration of the consumers’ religion? Are we buying all these things to find peace? Do we wander restlessly around hoping for happiness to culminate on Christmas eve?

Shall we give

or shall we take?

Who am I?

Am I a taker

or a giver?

Am I a looser

or a winner?

I alone

know the answer.

Give

what is yours.

Don’t give

what is not yours.

Give

— — — — — just give

Read more? You are welcome to subscribe to my email list. It’s free! 301120

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