tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17665107.post113551041953869880..comments2024-03-28T15:22:56.456-07:00Comments on Linda Without Borders: And so this is Christmas...lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01550290075640463707noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17665107.post-1135611311554470362005-12-26T08:35:00.000-07:002005-12-26T08:35:00.000-07:00Thank you, Linda. I always learn so much from you....Thank you, Linda. I always learn so much from you. I like your comments about Scrooge, which is, in part, what I feel: I isolate, I know because of a sense of not daring to face rejection. Alone is easier, sometimes. Less risk. I think that was what Scrooge went through, to be honest. <BR/><BR/>He learned he could put himself out there, and what was or was not taken was still a gift.<BR/><BR/>A lesson I am still learning in my relationships.<BR/><BR/>I appreciate your comment about which selection of A Christmas Carol you chose. I had decided to buy a copy, this year, after I did not make it to the library to get one. I just buy so few books. Now, I think I will look for the version that includes Dickens's other Christmas writings. <BR/><BR/>And, thank you for the reference to Matthew 25. That really says so much more about the "spirit of Christmas." <BR/><BR/>If you did not receive the piece on Christmas in Senagal, from Aunt Barbara, let me know. Authentic or not, I like the idea of celebrating all religious holidays, which would be a somewhat painless step to teaching us about each other's religions, and more importantly, teaching tolerance. <BR/><BR/>The question is not where will you be in five or ten years, but tomorrow, or next year? Each day we make a difference, and the more of those days we string together, the more blessed we are....<BR/><BR/>Teaching English, and teaching those of us who read your blog, about another part of the world, makes a BIG DIFFERENCE. Thank you for sharing the experience with me.jnaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16592890146745326285noreply@blogger.com