“It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness.” -- Attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt. Hindus celebrate Diwali at different times of the year. We once saw uniformed bobbies dancing with celebrants in Trafalgar Square, London. Very sweet. This October, 35,000 people celebrated in Leicestershire, England, my mother's ancestral roots. This year Hanukkah begins the same evening my family celebrates Christmas Eve. We have had a menorah in our home for years. In the next few days we will go for a good meal at a modest Halal restaurant near us – and celebrate the diversity of this blessed country. This came over the electronic transom, a mass posting by Bishop Sally Dyck of the United Methodist Church, about the symbolism of an inverted tree, in a store near her: “Jesus’ birth over 2000 years ago was in the midst of unrest, oppression and violence as the people of Israel labored under the Roman Empire. He brought a message of hope, peace and justice in the midst of a time and place where there was no hope, no peace and no justice. Jesus came to turn the values of the Empire upside down!”
Michael
12/25/2016 07:43:29 am
Happy and healthy to you and yours George!! Thanks for your gift of writing, and you're such a good guy!!
George Vecsey
12/26/2016 10:25:50 am
Michael. thanks so much. George
bruce
12/26/2016 04:12:34 pm
george,
George Vecsey
12/26/2016 09:44:59 pm
Bruce, oddly enough, the Republicans issued something on the 25th that said "Hail the King" or some such. It wasn't clear if they meant Trump or Jesus....but either way, kind of a sectarian tone from that lot, wouldn't you say? Be well, GV
bruce
12/26/2016 10:03:36 pm
george,
George Vecsey
12/27/2016 09:19:27 am
Bruce, you said that, I didn't.
bruce
12/27/2016 11:06:35 am
george,
George Vecsey
12/27/2016 02:40:24 pm
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