I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again—Halloween is awesome! And if you’re a child, it’s an especially magical holiday. The only way there could be a more magical day is if someone invented a holiday where a jolly man comes to your house and leaves you presents while you’re sleeping, but come on, we all know that’s just a pipe dream. Anyway, one of the reasons Halloween is so magical for kids is because you get to trick-or-treat.
Unfortunately, trick-or-treating isn’t what it used to be and I think that’s sad and tragic. Sadly tragic even. It’s bad enough that in many communities, trick-or-treating doesn’t even happen anymore ‘cause it’s no longer safe for a child to go out alone at night in a mask and demand candy from strangers. But I think we’ve also collectively forgotten the true meaning of “trick-or-treating.” Sure, we have no problem with the “treat” part—the giving and receiving of candies–but we’ve forgotten all about the “trick” and we need to bring that back.
When it comes to trick-or-treating, we’ve become mindless zombies and not in the cool Return of the Living Dead zombies kind of way, but rather more like the lame Return of the Living Dead 5: Rave to the Grave zombies. When we walk up to that house, ring that doorbell and blurt out “trick-or-treat,” are we even thinking about anything besides the mouth-watering sweets we’re about to get? Are we even thinking about the “tricks” anymore? Read more...
