Christmas Reflections - lovely to witness children's delight

Lovely to witness children's delight

Hi R
I can see that you had a wonderful traditional Christmas.
I had a great Christmas with friends and family when it was lovely to witness the children's anticipation of Santa's arrival along with their delight in opening presents.

However,  from the thoughtful, granny position, I am concerned about the balance in our society, of the religious celebration with the commercial version.  Many of our children are brought up in a spiritual vacuum, with schools no longer giving scripture lessons which were the only source for some.  As is the case in the natural world, a vacuum will attract other forces.  Children need to know what the story is, and can later make up their own minds  as to how they respond to it.
Hope AJ had lots of fun for his second Christmas.
Clara
SMH  - Saturday, December 24  contained a wealth of thought provoking articles.   As Hugh McKay says in The Essay  "......Christmas is quite simply the biggest festival of the year, rich with symbolism and ritual and steeped in enduring myths and legends that - like most enduring myths and legends - have something useful to teach us. In this case, humility is the keynote."

For more - http://babyboomerconnections.blogspot.com/2011/12/balance-santa-with-xmas-story.html

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