Goodwill to all mankind?

just a couple of days before the mass of christ, i found myself in one of the local supermarkets - i'll name it; morrisons (other supermarkets are available), but i am sure that a display of the christmas spirit, such as i am about to impart to you, could have been found in any of the country's markets supreme.


as i was moving towards the exit (i use this verb, as walking would have not quiet explained the motion i was travelling in - perhaps; bustle, meander or grinding to a halt might have been a more fitting description) i happened to pass by a mother and daughter, and an elderly lady. now, i am not quite sure of the crime of the elderly lady - perhaps she did not show due reverance to the pair, or perhaps her dilapidated frame caused her to be a trifle slow in getting out of the way, or perhaps she had just been unaware of the two who had been moving behind her in a similar motion to us all (it was mighty thronged, as it was after all, nearly christmas). but , whatever the devilment of this wisened old-dear, the time of year did not shake or hinder the daughter in raising her christmas spirit aloft and hurling it directly between the eyes of her elderly victim with a "you stupid woman!" rather aggressively phrased.


i am sure the mother an daughter were relieved as they left the building, that the little-old-lady hadn't instead been a big-middle-aged-man, for where would their christmas cheer and goodwill have got them then?


merry christmas!