I discovered this excerpt posted on the door of a university colleague. It was taken from The New York Sun in 1897, in response to a letter to the editor from an 8 year old girl named Virginia
"Is there a Santa Claus?"
"Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, those qualities that abound and give your life its' highest beauty and joy.
How dreary the world would be if there was no Santa Claus! There would be no childlike faith, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence..."
Rather lofty words in response to the inquiry of an 8 year old child. However, it gave me pause as I asked myself just how I would respond to Virginia's question today. Any thoughts?
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