What’s better than waking up on Christmas morning, running through the house to the presents wrapped under the tree? Opening all the new gifts and toys. Somewhere far away Santa sits back and thinks about all the little children enjoying what he brought for them this year. As parents sit and watch the joy and happiness fill through their children’s eyes, they realize how great and magical the wonders of Christmas, family, and Santa really are. SIKE! Truth is Santa doesn’t exist!
“I found in 6th grade. My mom told me in the middle of Best Buy when we were buying a present that Santa was supposed to be getting me,” says sophomore Chase McCathern. Nice going mom…
Believing is so important to children because it’s something special, something you don’t really know for sure, something magical. Even more important, some people find out at a younger age than others. It’s somewhat symbolic to the end of youth and innocence when someone stops believing.
Sophomore Devin Sheerer found out Santa wasn’t real when he found a present under his house. “I went downstairs to ride my dirt bike, which I keep under my porch and there was another brand new dirt bike right next to it. I went back into my house and I caught my mom in a lie.” And Zach Herring walked in while his parents were putting presents out.
The presents, the Christmas tree, the decorations and family all coming together, that’s what Christmas is really about, whether you believe in Santa Clause or not. It’s the belief in Santa above all the other childhood fairies or a mythical rabbit. The belief in Santa is the symbol of innocence and purity. When that belief diminishes or dies, youth fades with it. Suddenly, Christmas moves closer to the consumer-driven holiday of adults.
“They’re different when it comes to your imagination. But in reality they’re still not real.” Says sophomore Marie Mielke says. “I STILL BELIEVE! The magic of Christmas is what ever you make it,” says junior Thames Jamison. So there you have it, you can believe in whatever you want no matter what age you are. It’s okay to believe in different things, whether you’re young or old you can still keep the magic with you. And when/if the time comes that you lose the magic of Christmas and your imagination, you’ll never forget how special it was to believe in something when you were younger, and to remember the innocence you carried with you year after year.
