From: <crtrfam@manti.com>
To: David's Outcasts
Sent: Saturday, December 04, 1999 7:56 AM
Subject: [888] Why I Believe in Santa Claus
. . . While I was driving the bus yesterday in Provo I was transporting a young 20 yr old BYU
coed. I turned and asked her, "Do you believe in Santa Claus?"
She hesitantly said "yes" and kind of giggled nervously.
I replied, "I believe in him, too! After all he did live, didn't he?"
She nodded her head hesitantly, yes.
Then I went on to say, "Wasn't he a real man, a giver of gifts to children and the poor
who inspired others to do the same?"
She said, "Yes," and started to brighten considerably.
I continued, "Didn't Santa Claus set an example for us all to be giving and to be
charitable?"
She acknowledged that was true.
"Saint Nicholas or Santa Claus raised or elevated our consciousness and helped us rise
above our selfish natures and put us on a higher level of frequency," I explained. "But
of course Santa Claus doesn't live anymore. He lived clear back in the 4th century and his remains
are in Italy. But does that mean that there is no such person as Santa Claus?" I said to her,
"No, of course not. When he passed away did he not go to heaven?," I asked the now very
interested coed. "And when you pass away and I pass away and everyone do we not go to
heaven?"
She nodded strongly and said, "Of course."
I continued, "You believe in Jesus don't you? In fact you believe he is going to come
again don't you?"
She said emphatically, "Yes."
"Jesus is very real and He is with His Father and someday we will be and Santa Claus is as
well."
In our discussion we concluded that Santa Claus indeed is real and alive as is Jesus and as
someday we will be, too. When we are inspired at this time of the year to give as Saint Nicolas
did to one another we become a part of the Santa Claus Frequency. This is why we feel so happy and
merry this time of the year. We sing songs and acknowledge the reality of Jesus Christ as well as
Santa Claus. This is why I believe in Santa Claus.
The time came for the BYU coed to get off the bus and go home. As she stepped off the stairs
she turned to me and said, "Thank you for the enlightenment. I can't wait to go and tell my
roommates, I believe in Santa Claus."
-- Ren Carter
Play Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
