Regardless of your religion, or whether you believe in Santa Claus or not, Christmas is a holiday with heart. It represents the warm, loving, and giving side of human nature. And God knows, we need a whole lot more of that. I don't believe that Christmas is just for Christians, or rich white men, or heterosexuals. Christmas isn't a holiday, it's an attitude that can't be adopted for just a single day. If you think so, you just don't get it. It doesn't even have to be called Christmas. Call it whatever you like.
The general idea is that man is, and always was, a weak and sinful creature. And God (or whatever you would like to call Him/Her) sent his Son to be sacrificed for the salvation of humanity. And from the looks of things, we could do with a whole lot of that. I could speak of all the terrible things that have happened recently, such as Sandy Hook And all the atrocities that have happened in the past, the things that are happening right now, and everything that will happen in the days, weeks, months, and years ahead. But the intelligent among us know all this already. On the plus side, for all the horrible things we are capable of, we also have an amazing ability to step-up and lend whatever help is necessary in times of hardship and sorrow. Human beings do have a truly remarkable capacity to shine in the face of adversity and crisis.
I hope that there is a Christmas, with all the spirit it represents, in all the alternate worlds, throughout the multiverse. For I would hate to think of any people having to live without the hope that this simple holiday, with all it's complex symbolism, means in the hearts and to the hopes of human kind.
Peace, my friends. Whatever you are doing today, I hope life seems a little warmer and brighter in the midst of all our trials and tribulations.
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