Wednesday, December 15, 2010

thought of the day.456

Santa is God to children as God is Santa to adults.

We communicate with both Santa and God, sending Santa literal letters and God mental ones. We visit Santa at the mall and God at the church and present offerings of milk and cookies to Santa and cold hard cash to God. We sing songs and read stories about their supernatural powers, both seeing our each and every deed. They both sit as cosmic judges, showering the good with toys and blessings, while punishing the bad with a lump of coal — or burning them like one. Both hail from faraway places, Santa residing in a secret place atop the world and God above the clouds. Santa writes people’s names in his big book as does God. Both have seemingly existed forever and though both are ancient, will likely never die. Both Santa and God are creators and distributors of gifts, Santa employing elves to assist him and God, angels. Hell, they even both have white beards!

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