I was always vaguely aware of this idea of a Boxing Day, and I often used it ironically or humorously in different contexts, as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. But today I decided I would actually look up what the holiday meant. I’ll just point you to the wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_Day. (Side note: Is Wikipedia the best thing the human race ever invented? I say yes).
Anyway, the thing that stuck out for me was the idea of rewarding people that you don’t know all that well. Christmas is all about (theoretically) bonding with and rewarding those you do know well, like close friends and family. But I like the idea of, after that’s done, giving gifts and rewards to people you interact with regularly but don’t actually know all that well. I don’t go there much anymore, but there’s this lady at the McDonalds who is always there. Same with the Subway I go to. And the lady at the front desk at my apartment complex. Folks like that, that we see all the time, and who are of course usually in some way paid to help us, but still do their jobs well with a smile on their face. I’d like to know more about some of them, what their stories are. I like the idea of giving them small gifts. I feel like I’m a bit late to the party this year, but I think next year I’m going to try it out.
