Jon Anderson on Last Minute Shopping

Posted by admin on Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Jon Anderson Money Quotation saying we seem to go too far with Christmas gift-giving and turn simple generosity into excessive buying and gifting. Jon Anderson said:
 

 

“Wretched excess is an unfortunate human trait that turns a perfectly good idea such as Christmas into a frenzy of last-minute shopping” — Jon Anderson

 

 

The Christmas money quote from Jon Anderson is commenting on the desire for excess and overspending can take away from the original meaning and spirit of Christmas. By framing Christmas as a “frenzy of last-minute shopping”, the quote suggests that many people wait until the last minute to shop for gifts due to getting carried away with consumerism rather than focusing on family, charity or religious observance during the holiday season.