A little kindness: Editor’s Perpective

A little kindness

If there was ever a time to show a little kindness, it is now during the festive season.

My dad always told me to put myself in “their” shoes, meaning that when we see or hear others, we do not actually know what is going on in their lives, or why they sometimes act as they do.

Christmas and New Year are not always fun-filled holidays for everyone, and that’s where a little kindness, or understanding may help.

Just looking at someone is no indication of how they are feeling, or if they are suffering although sometimes there are obvious signals. The festive season is stress-filled for many with extra pressures on family, finances and friends. Be aware of those who may be alone and show a little kindness.

For those celebrating Christmas and New Year in Christchurch, there is plenty to do and some of it is covered in the following pages. Read on.

If you’re heading away for the holidays, stay safe, and look after others.

The road toll usually increases at this time of year, as do drowning statistics, so do take care and come back home.

To all our readers, advertisers, and contributors, thank you for all you do for us. As it takes a village to raise a child, so too it takes a team to bring you Metropol every fortnight, and that team includes not only our staff. The team is everyone who contributes in any way to content and production, printing and delivery.

Thanks to this team, Metropol will celebrate 25 years in 2023, as Christchurch’s leading lifestyle magazine.

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

From the Editor, Lynda Papesch