My dad told me he is not real.
2007-12-17 07:16:11 · 12 answers · asked by randyfleitman 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
Im not sure....
2007-12-17 07:23:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
"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.
"115 WEST NINETY-FIFTH STREET."
VIRGINIA, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except [what] they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or children's, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.
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. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.
Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that's no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.
You may tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, VIRGINIA, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.
No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.
2007-12-17 10:43:53 · answer #2 · answered by Garry 7 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes, there actually is. But not a single one, there are lots of them.
The Salvation Army shelters people who are otherwise down and out, the homeless, the substance abusers struggling to get free of addiction, people in need. To them, the SA is Santa Claus. In turn, the SA depends on people who give their time and money to make it possible for them to do what they do, every one of them is Santa Claus. There's a man in Massachussetts who buys the wreaths put in Arlington every December out of his own pocket and won't accept any donations...he's Santa Claus. Homeless people on the streets of NY will have random passers-by hand them a hot cup of soup and some fruit juice, and they are Santa Claus.
Santa Claus is those who can doing for those who can't do for themselves, without any expectation or desire for something in return, including recognition.
We're all Santa Claus, at least when we're at our best, we are.
2007-12-17 07:25:44 · answer #3 · answered by open4one 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
of course! listen, santa is definetly real! but sometimes, he has to get help from your parents. santa will tell them if he needs help, and if your a dad someday, you'll get to help santa too!
always believe, santa claus, and st. nick are real!!
2007-12-18 09:38:13 · answer #4 · answered by Alyssa <3 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
christmas is about jesus's birth. a tree is put up and a start is usually put on top to represent the start of David. if you want to know about santa claus, call the coca cola company.
2007-12-17 07:35:33 · answer #5 · answered by "Your Name" on my *SS 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
santa is obviousluy real. What do you think your parents go at midnight and buy your presents.
Don't show your parents your list or sleep with your parents that night if they get up while you are sleeping he is fake but if he doesn't he is real. P.S How old are you?
2007-12-18 10:25:19 · answer #6 · answered by Ry ry 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
HELL Yes No one Wolud Put Up Chritmas Trees.How Many PPl Dont Put THem Up
2007-12-17 07:28:48 · answer #7 · answered by Kay...ahha 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes.
go to www.emailsanta.com and send him an email. then check out all the pix of him
2007-12-17 14:55:56 · answer #8 · answered by yorkie poo 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Of course he is, why else would we leave milk and cookies?
2007-12-17 07:21:55 · answer #9 · answered by Moo 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe because he's not!! LoL JK he's not sorry to break it to ya!
2007-12-17 07:20:50 · answer #10 · answered by crazigurl10166 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope i'm afraid he doesn't exist....
2007-12-18 07:50:50 · answer #11 · answered by AHHH CHOOOOOOOO (sneeze)! 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋