Who is Santa, really?
Well if we know our lore, we know that he was a bishop in the Scandinavia. We all know the rest of the legend. However, there are things that "they" haven't told you.
Santa has actually been designed as an alter ego of a old, favorite character of the old testament... none other than GOD himself!! Santa sees all, knows all and will give you what you deserve. Did your mom ever tell you that the lump of coal you might get was a token to keep you warm... like a some kind of survival gift. After all, you may have been bad but Santa did not want you to die!!! No, no, no!! The lump of coal was for your fire... the fire that will consume you in hell!!
Santa, like the old testament God, keeps records of everything you do and you will be held in account for all of it. For Santa, it is once a year on Christmas when you must be held accountable, when the scroll is open and your judgement will be read.
Today, Santa still teaches kids 1) You are being watched, 2) He knows everything and 3) You will pay! But Santa does OOhh so much more!!! He teaches kids its OK to tell lies and trick others in to believing something that is not real. He teaches kids that people get to judge people, after all it was their parents who were their judge, it was never Santa. He teaches kids that we get to punish each other if we feel that you are not "good". He teaches children that we get to teach each other a lesson if they have been bad.
Santa's image has change little over the years in Western culture. Many of use still hold on to the image for nostalgia reasons, never really figuring out that we had been had by a centuries old lie. There is a reason why many kids cry when they see Santa. Isn't is about time for new traditions? New icons and images? Do we not have something sacred deep inside us all and can we not find other avenues to express it?
I really appreciate movies like "It's a Wonderful Life" or "A Muppet's Christmas Carol" and many others who have gifted us with new icons and images, new sayings and new music as well as sacred and wondrous ideas about the Winter Holiday that is universal, magical and real!
This Christmas, I shall not be judged and I shall not judge others. The true spirit of Christmas is not a judging old, punishing God. The Spirit of Christmas sees the beyond surfaces that may see grimy and gritty and sees a beautiful, worthy human being that deserves to be blessed and forgiven.
May each of you find the true Spirit of Christmas each in your own special, unique and sacred way.
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