In the spirit of the Holidays, I was reminded of a wondrous tale that seemingly parallels a response I made to a comment on my blog entry a little over two months ago. Perhaps you remember the true story... Eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York Sun. The date was September 21, 1897 and a quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial...
"DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, 'If you see it in THE SUN it's so.’ Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus? VIRGINIA O'HANLON"
And the Sun’s reply, in short...included these words...
"VIRGINIA, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. ....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." For complete text, click here.
In the spirit of the Holidays, I’d like to draw your attention to the fact that an anonymous comment was posted to my September 21, 2007 blog entry (Interestingly, the date is 110 years to the day of the publishing of Virginia’s letter)...
I didn’t believe the poster was who he said he was.
I was wrong.
I’ve been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. Yes, there is a Cliff Gardner...who blogged as “anonymous” herein!
To NOT believe? As the New York Sun editor said to Virginia... “Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.”
I stand corrected!
Happy Holidays to Each of You!
"DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, 'If you see it in THE SUN it's so.’ Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus? VIRGINIA O'HANLON"
And the Sun’s reply, in short...included these words...
"VIRGINIA, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. ....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." For complete text, click here.
In the spirit of the Holidays, I’d like to draw your attention to the fact that an anonymous comment was posted to my September 21, 2007 blog entry (Interestingly, the date is 110 years to the day of the publishing of Virginia’s letter)...
I didn’t believe the poster was who he said he was.
I was wrong.
I’ve been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. Yes, there is a Cliff Gardner...who blogged as “anonymous” herein!
To NOT believe? As the New York Sun editor said to Virginia... “Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.”
I stand corrected!
Happy Holidays to Each of You!
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Ralph E. Jordan
Ralph E. Jordan
President and CEO
Trident Health Resources, Inc.
Trident Health Resources, Inc.
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