女孩問:世界上有冇有聖誕老人?[第1頁/共4頁]
"Pleasetellmethetruth;isthereaSantaClaus?
"DEAREDITOR:Iam8yearsold.
悲觀的人隻顧著怨,而忘了笑。
和大師分享一個和聖誕有關的實在故事。1897年,8歲美國小女孩Virginia寫信給紐約《太陽報》,問:這個天下上有冇有聖誕白叟?出乎料想的是,《太陽報》在1897年9月21日專門發了一篇社論來答覆這個題目:Yes,Virginia,ThereisaSantaClaus(是的,Virginia,天下上的確有聖誕白叟)。社論是該報社的資深編輯FrancisChurch寫的。今後,這篇社論成為汗青上被最多重印、轉發的報紙社論,並以幾十種語音呈現在圖書、電影、報刊、海報裡。
"115WESTNINETY-FIFTHSTREET."
Yes,VIRGINIA,thereisaSantaClaus.Heexistsascertainlyasloveandgenerosityanddevotionexist,andyouknowthattheyaboundandgivetoyourlifeitshighestbeautyandjoy.Alas!howdrearywouldbetheworldiftherewerenoSantaClaus.ItwouldbeasdrearyasiftherewerenoVIRGINIAS.Therewouldbenochildlikefaiththen,nopoetry,noroblethi**istence.Weshouldhavenoenjoyment,exceptinsenseandsight.Theeternallightwithwhichchildhoodfillstheworldwouldbeextinguished.
請奉告我究竟本相,有冇有聖誕白叟?
Youmaytearapartthebaby‘srattleandseewhatthereisaveilcoveringtheunseenworldwhichnotthestrongestrengthofallthestrongestrapart.Onlyfaith,fancy,poetry,love,ropushasidethatcurtainandvieutyandglorybeyond.Isitallreal?Ah,VIRGINIA,inallthisworldthereisnothingelserealandabiding.