Grabbingredenvelopeshasbeenhoggingthelimelightinourdailylifesincethe2016SpringFestival.Atnopointisitclearerthatthisactivityhasendowedourvapidlifewiththeflavorofhigh-techandfun,especiallygivingtraditionstypicaloffestiveperiods,suchastheChineseNewYearandChineseValentine’sDay,afacelift.
However,somepeoplemaybetrappedinasituationwheretheyputthecartbeforethehorse.Disappointedly,whatsomepeopledoonfestivalsisnottocommunicatewiththeirrelativesandfriendsbuttoholdtheircellphonesandfixtheireyesonthescreenalldaylong,justinordertograbredenvelops.Formypart,whatreallymattersistherelationshipinsteadofthemoney.Essentiallyspeaking,giftingredenvelopesisbeyondreproach.Onlyinarationalwayshallwenotbereducedtoslavesofmaterialismorhijackedbythehightechnology.
Festivalsofferpreciousopportunitiesforustosendgoodwishestoourbelovedonesandwhatweshoulddoistocherishthesechancesratherthantoignoretheessentialconnotationofthefestivals.Anyhow,kinship,friendshipandotherrelationshipsareaboveanythingandweoughttomakeeveryendeavorlesttheprofoundculturalatmosphereoftraditionalfestivalsshoulddecline.