"THE POWER OF CHRISTMAS EVE"..(2)
It Was On The Night...Of Christmas Eve ...One Hundred And Four Years Or So Ago...During World War 1 ... That The Allied Soldiers..Entrenched Only About 100 Yards Away From The German Lines...Heard A German Soldier Singing In German.."Silent Night"....As They Listened...Some Allied Soldiers Began Singing The Same Song In English...Along With The GermansAnd Then... ...Some Allied Soldiers Saw A German Soldier Walk Out Of His Trench...Walk Out On What They Called "No Mans Land"...And He Was Heading Towards Them............"Was This A Trick?" They Thought........But Then... They Realized The German Soldier Was Unarmed....And They Went Out To Meet This Brave Soul
Before They Knew It...German And Allied Soldiers... Were Out There Together.....Exchanging Handshakes..Trading For Cigarettes... And What Have You
There Was Even A Game of Soccer Played... Between The Opposing Sides That Christmas Day
For That Brief Time....They Were Brothers
It Took Christmas Eve..To Briefly..Bring These Soldiers Of War To Reality
For That Time..They All Mustve Wondered..."What Ta Hell Are We They Doing Here?"
That My Friends...Was And Is...."The Power Of Christmas Eve"
(Its A Shame... That Only Hours Later...They Went Back To Killing Each Other)
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I've always thought it terribly sad that the War Office on both sides tried to suppress the stories. From their point of view they certainly didn't want their soldiers seeing The Others as anything but depraved psychopaths who must die.
It's hard to kill another human being. You have to believe they are twisted, depraved, inhuman, and would kill you first.
Much like the stories we are being told now.
After That Brief.... But Friendly Encounter With Each Other
The Regular Soldier..(On Both Sides)
Received Orders ...That There Would Be No More Friendly Encounters
Sounds Like Insanity From Both Sides... Id Say
I Wonder How These Same Soldiers Felt
After Receiving Those Orders?
(After All..Just Hours Ago....They Had Not The Reason To Hate Each Other)
And Now...They Are Supposed To Try And Kill These Same People?
What A Feeling That Mustve Been........................................................................
I Lived It For 369 Days Way Back Then
Its The Politicians... And Arm Chair Generals ....That Initiate The Fighting
Its The Regular Guy... At The Bottom... Who fFghts It
It All Comes Down To This
The Regular Guy Goes To The Battlefield
Doesnt Really Know Why...........Hes Just There
But Suddenly...That Other Guy He Knew.......Has Just Had His Head Blown Off
Now................The Regular Guy... Has A Reason ...To Kill Those On The Opposite Side
"REVENGE".............................................................................................
Not a bad or hurtful word is heard during the CHRISTMAS season, maybe the power of CHRISTMAS EVE spills over to the whole CHRISTMAS SEASON.
Humans do terrible things to other humans when they can dehumanise them - the Japanese keeping prisoners in tiny cages - the German concentration camps - and it was the British who first invented concentration camps, and ended the Boer war by seizing the Boers wives and children and starving them. The boers had no choice but to give in, but thousands of their women and children died. It was over 100 years ago but they will hate the English forever.
And it all starts with those cosy generals in their armchairs.
Great To See Youre Still Here
Yes
That is Quite Possible Of What Youve Just Said
But What Is Phony About Some Of It............ Is
When We Start Getting Near Thanksgiving................... (Here In The USA)
Everybody Wants To Feed The Poor... And The Homeless
.....
And Then...Come January 2nd?
We Dont And Wont...Hear About These Very Same People Any More
Until We Start Getting Near Thanksgiving ..............Once Again....................................
And...Unfortunately.....It Always Will Be...................................
Too bad the generous mode of the festive season could not be with us year long,
I See Youre Not "Up To Date"
With The Salvation Army
Theres No Such Thing As Volunteers With The Salvation Army
If You Didnt Know
These People Collecting ZDonations?
Are being Paid "Minimum Wage For Their Services
So
Whatever You Give
Is More Likely Going To Pay The "Volunteeers" Wages
Oh..And l]Lets Not Forget All The Office Workers And The "Higher Ups"
How do You Think They Get Paid Oney?
By Our Donations..................................................
(Dont Look Like Much Gets To Those Who Really Need It...Now Does It?
I know in my youth I did some volunteer work for the church, and never, ever would we have thought of getting paid. Times have changed.
This Is Why... Im Not Particulary Interested... In Dropping Money
Into Their Kettle ......Anymore..............................................................
"But Unfortunately"
"Christmas Morning?'
"They Went Back ...To Killing Each Other".......
"At Least It Showed..... That None Of Them"
"Wanted To Be There In The First Place".....................