Do You Believe in Santa Clause?

Do you believe in Santa Clause?  Do you believe that the joy of seeing someone special revel in receiving that perfect gift is more important than the praise you might receive for having selected it?  Do you find in the selection of such a gift a rewarding feeling that washes over you filling you with joy, not at your selection, but rather at the knowledge that you have paid attention and truly know those with whom you spend your time?  Do you feel the overwhelming satisfaction of watching a child or loved one fill up with wonder and the whole light of happiness in accepting all the love that accompanies such a gift.  Is, in fact, your joy found in the giving of such love?

Do you believe in the anonymity that allows these tokens to be truly reveled in, without the expectation that conditioned responses of gratitude must accompany every gesture of good will?  Can you find the truest gratitude in the flickers of happiness behind a loved one's smile?  

If you were to close your eyes and conjure an image to personify these beliefs, what might you see?  

After a day toiling to reap the harvest, can you step aside and give unto the rain and the sky and God's good earth the credit for the bounty?    

Yes!  I believe in Santa Clause!

If you answered yes to these questions, at any age, from any station, then you too believe in Santa Clause!  So when you are asked, answer proudly:

I believe!