Christmas is often a time of reflection. A pause at the end of the year to think about who we are, individually and together.
It’s also a time when communities like to believe they are kind, fair, and welcoming. Most people genuinely want to see themselves that way.
That’s why this season matters.
🕯️ What Silence Can Do
What happened here did not require widespread cruelty.
It required something quieter: people choosing not to get involved, not to ask questions, not to look too closely.
That choice is human. Discomfort makes all of us hesitate. But silence, even when unintentional, has consequences.
❄️ Beyond Lights and Traditions
Christmas isn’t really about decorations or rituals. It’s about how we treat one another when it would be easier not to notice.
It asks us – gently but persistently – whether we protected dignity, fairness, and inclusion when they were tested.
🎁 The Opportunity Still Here
The good news is that reflection is not the same as blame.
Communities grow when they are willing to say: we could have done better. When they recognize harm without defensiveness, and choose to act differently next time.
That possibility still exists.
🕊️ A Quiet Christmas Wish
My wish this Christmas is simple:
That we take this moment to reflect honestly.
That we resist the urge to rush past discomfort.
And that we carry what we learn into the new year.
Because kindness isn’t proven by what we say about ourselves –
but by what we’re willing to see, and do, when it matters.
