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6 I OPINION I December 13, 2023 WEST NEWSMAGAZINE EDITORIAL We believe @WESTNEWSMAG WESTNEWSMAGAZINE.COM It’s become our tradition at this time of year to share one of the most iconic editorials ever written. It appeared for the first time in 1897 when Laura Virginia O’Hanlon sent the following letter to The [New York] Sun: 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 95th Street The reply to Virginia’s letter was penned by Francis Pharcellus Church, one of The Sun’s editors who had been a correspondent during the Civil War. Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except 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. • • • We also want to wish you a very happy holiday season and remind you that, for the next few weeks, West Newsmagazine will be on a year-end break – in print, that is. The physical copy of West Newsmagazine will be back in your mailboxes and available at select local businesses, including Schnucks and Dierbergs markets on Jan. 10. We are privileged to be able to bring you local news, sports, stories of student achievement, health capsules and so much more in a free newsmagazine. Our ability to provide this service is a direct result of our advertising support. We are so very grateful to each and every business who chooses West Newsmagazine as a partner in reaching you – and we are grateful to you for supporting these vital local businesses. We look forward to bringing you more news you can use in 2023, including our popular Business Profiles issue on Jan. 24. Of course, news never takes a break, so we encourage you to check in frequently at westnewsmagazine.com. Wishing each of you a very Happy New Year! spend your holidays with us discoverstcharles.com Follow us on
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