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Show The Aspects of Christmas There are two almost equally ancient but very different dif-ferent aspects of Christmas. The day, and the season, would be empty" "Niqrj were missing. A century ;f Sir Walter Scott charm ingly described f rHj?Wkl his Marmion: 'IIeajfmore vh&jEVc the wind is chill; But kVtJVhistle a?$Ajll. We'll kVNWur ChfrjVs merry -till." This is the ChnSqJWtf tNitiojv whatever the vagaries of weather!lST3g2nTT5tVof gift-giving, of feasting.bf good &vS?Sij&nejr yficcs of the old days and old companions. Aboy rit is the Christmas Christ-mas children, awed and deliCN the tree with "its liVTitt afid decorations, witnfhi mderful, living and y-p.lrfWy illusion that is SanLLClaywith the excitiftrr t jfofning their presenra2& vith tha mifc!fSmrSic that; has expressed thaf Jrit artN lorCf Christmas for generations beyoni fotmngW The other aspect is the meaning of ClS""' Jy, F which is the purpose of Christmas to sym vzc-jt This, unhappily, is the aspect that in the hurried terialistic modern world is so often forgotten. C "I III' Mlllll'liin ill i ; i Jlli 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ml purpose of ChriNJ tianitvariNhe very simPtxtated: Love of God and a" love for 1 1 I lii ii 1 1 ii wti JJjual toxHal wehold tor our- selves. From this coricepTtms thenShristiaM jjfrinci-r jjfrinci-r "-ple&of honor, duty, f orgivenvfj4!nei All , the other great religions have a cotTtQjSmS This year,: as every yearjJbTtrirCisnffas " celebrations throughout mucfwttf a: werfy KJ?VJ. The ,questioiriIwhether- Christiart principles, bdHging peace nd solSlPeeand understanding to peopleSfcVill . ultimately prevans4S |
