Merry Christmas
I think for all of us especially those of us who actively celebrate the birth of Christ, Christmas becomes a time of warm feelings, giving of one’s self in particular through gifts, and of reflection through tradition. The house must look beautiful, and the foods have to be all present. Where there are children, big and small, there is an especial joy of passing on family values. One can see throughout the Christmas season the simple exchanges of love as a knowing smile is shared between strangers as they pass, each laden with packages; the smile saying “Christmas! Phew, lots of work, I understand, we love it “. For me, the reflective side of Christmas always dominates. It is a time of even more thinking than is usual for me and a time of forced hibernation. My mind hibernates for the last quarter of the year. I have concluded that occurs, because I was born during this season (December 30th ) and I imagine that within the...