add Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 [font="Courier New, Courier, mono"][size="2"]VIRGINIA, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except [what] they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or children's, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge. Yes, VIRGINIA, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no VIRGINIAS. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that's no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.[/size][/font][font="Courier New, Courier, mono"][size="2"]You may tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, VIRGINIA, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding. No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.[/size][/font] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byzantine Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 According to my mom and I, Santa has the following powers (though is not necessarily limited to them): [list=1] [*]Blinding children [*]Making children fall asleep [*]Keeping children asleep [*]Making children unquestioning about mysterious happenings [/list] Parents mostly do the delivery work nowadays though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Of course Santa is real. I'm married to him. Here's a picture of him and Rudolph. [img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7154/6480453073_558d1e8f8d.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Santa is simply a derivation of St Nicclaus so of course he is real.!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papist Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Yes. A real distraction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
add Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 (edited) he must have a lot of little helpers, to do what he does. i may or may not know a few Edited January 1, 2012 by add Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysisterisalittlesister Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 it always puzzled me why Santa had the same wrapping paper, to: from: stickers, and handwriting as my mom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
add Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 [quote name='mysisterisalittlesister' timestamp='1325438025' post='2361201'] it always puzzled me why Santa had the same wrapping paper, to: from: stickers, and handwriting as my mom [/quote] funny how that works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i<3franciscans Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 [quote name='mysisterisalittlesister' timestamp='1325438025' post='2361201'] it always puzzled me why Santa had the same wrapping paper, to: from: stickers, and handwriting as my mom [/quote]My mom always used different stuff. She pulled it for really well for years! (and of course she still does for the little kids.) And of course Santa is real! Unless you don't believe in St. Nick... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisa Marie Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 IT'S A BASSET HOUND LOOK IT'S SO CUUUUTEEE!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faithcecelia Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Of course he is real, his biographical film was on telly the other day - Miracle on 34th Street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Santa is real. He was a bishop in Turkey/Asia Minor, and currently resides (is buried) in Italy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizabeth09 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 kris kringle is St. Nick. I celebrant his feast day every year. Of course I believe in him. I do help with the wrapping (if mom and dad needs help) and put them under the tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudate_Dominum Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Santa shmanta. In this house Batman brings the presents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socrates Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 [quote name='Laudate_Dominum' timestamp='1327017330' post='2371676'] Santa shmanta. In this house Batman brings the presents. [/quote] amesome! This is pure genius: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX_C_Na8zuo[/media] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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