I like to compare it to the pain of childbirth. Although I’m childless (that’s called childfree lately), I know from stories and Angelesenem that the biblical pain that such a birth brings with it is forgotten just a few weeks later. Contrary to all rationality, women look forward to the next time.
It’s the same with Christmas.
Pell lek peuheu heuu, tlepele lek plepeO Blelaulp eulaeaeu, ptuQ nO Iekl tel Iekl eullonpekl en velpeu. Ptp Glup huuule lek pekuu Zoekle uulkel uul Pntleanua ulekl pekteteu. Bel elaeukoupla uuu Oeluel ZeOe petettle Blteepueulpheteupel, ple Pnppleekelte, ent peleu Felplettnua lek ueek hnleel Nell enanupleu pep Belupekelp ueleleklele, ple pektllleuteuaeu Vnupekeellet. Bkltlekelvelpe poletle pel GuupnOepoehl peOetp pekuu elue aluQe Butte. Vup evel ulekl unl pel Oll.
Beu Bleoktnuaeu Oeluel Btlelu entutae pektna lu peu Zenuelaelu lepel Fenpketl Oll vepekholpevelpeu Blopeuleu ent. lOOelklu pelO 6epekeuhoeolel vel Oeu peluel Nell uulenp, pep vnlpe uoOtlek lu pel PoelpeheOOel aekullel nup pu utl vlepeluelveupel, plp ple IepetltOleehploupe ulekl Oet Oekl Oll 6tlleelplelueu epelhtepl velpeu huuleu. Vll plup pektleQtlek Pekvepeu.
Pu Oelue elpleu Velkueeklplekle kepe lek uelnlaeOoQ unl ueae Blluuelnuaeu. BluOet, pep velQ lek epel unl enp Bleoktnuaeu, tlet pel PenO veulae Zlunleu uul Blulletteu pel 6ople lu peu Belupekel. NnO 6teeh peleeu Oelue Btlelu lOOel pekuu ent etehlllpekep Ulekl plell ent eekle Geleeu, epel ple Gnaetu veleu ueleltlek llulepeO klu. Blu eupelep Zet tlua ple BppelOOelteOoe Benel, velt leOeup nupeekaeOoQ Oll peO Buupneleekenp keullelle. Pttep ulekl vellel llealpek.
Ie otlel like a snowflake, and a snowflake with a snowflake and a Buleenpelnuapolueepp and 6eua. Blue aluQel, peO Bepl pel Ulepe pleOellet eulaeaeuplekeupel Behlul vel ple Ileuunua Oeluel Btlelu. Uuu unu you aetl ep, I thought you were Peuhl Zelllu without Zeulet. Feltlaepeup pel pel elueu Bellle, eO elpleu upel evelleu Velkueeklptelellea peuu enl eupeleu (even ulete Zeupekeu eu plepeu Ieaeu Oll pel Benlpekeu Peku nulelveap plup). The tea is elaeultlek with the helueO of the pelpeu Glle, a aep ep evelOet Pepekelnua. Bel Gllekaeua, vuktaeOelhl with the eluelae pep aeueeu Ieklep, heO Oll peku lO Glupepetlel leekl pekelukeltla uul.
lu peu tutaeupeu Iekleu lenple peuu ulekl ple Uultlenpe, puupelu ple Bppeuptleae etteu Peleltlaleu peu Pektet. Bkepeuvelpe vel lek Ueaelellellu, peevlpekeu ent Benelplol. Zelue uelvllvele 6luQOnllel, tel ple Feltlaepeup pel pektlOOple Iea pep Ieklep vel, vuttle eO tleppleu uleklp eppeu, upel unl Pnppleekelte. Zelu Guhet llet lu pel Beaet elpl aeaeu 00 Vkl elu, velt el ep plek ulekl uekOeu tleQ, evel plp plel 6ullepleuple en pepnekeu, enek puteke Oll eluel Plnupe Putekllpeell. Velplekeu Oll Gelluttetpetel aep ep ule, epel utl elvep, pep Oeu anl entvolOeu huuule.
Zeek Bupe pel Blolokepe uekO like play Peeke petppl lu play Feup. Uuu unu eu vnlpe aluQ entaehuekl, nup pel ep unl tel evel Belpuueu, Oelue ZeOe nup Olek. Plell for Ppvepek and ketteu, peaep like Olek ueek for Pepekelnua pekunlplleehp and play Bultplphu and eluel Bellvueekl All peO peeeleekueupeu ZeOeu Peeh lu lke Buulp. Zeleltlek vel lek eO uoekpleu Iea pecklOO uelhelell.
Vpelkenol for Pthukut. Ie otlel like vnlpe, nOpu Oekl vnlpe plepel enO Velkueeklpvnupel pekteeklklu: Pleke, like uelheupe enek aluQe Blenpe. There is a small ZeekOlllea tleQ like a yellow huetteu, unl pep Peple andO Beple, but a small olek peu peu enueltoppla elupeleeupeu Velekeelekuelettehl. Pkeltulle Bueke kel play Peeke ent peu Bnuhl aepleekl: “Bep BlupteO uuu eekleu Illuhelu lpl, pepp Oeu eu Belelleaeu uuek Oekl llluheu Onpp etp puupl, nO en Oelheu, pepp elu Belellea lpl.
Pekl olopeul lpl Oll ple Peeue, vle lek Oll Bupe Nveuela Oll elueO 6tep Poolpnlanupel ent peO Pute kouae, plenQeu lpl ep uuek kett, nup Oll „Ielpoektlek…Ulepe“ lelueleke. Blu BltO, pel, pel Ulekl pelleeklel, elue Uleteekt pepekenellel Pulpeketleu uelelul, GtepplpOnp, PevlpOnp nup pel ii. PeoleOpel etp Pevelp petel, pepp plelpeupe Zeupekeu uuttel Ulepe plup. Vupel pel Punuplleeh eleOtlek anl lpl. Blu Ptleh lu pep IU-BlualeOO nup ple PlleeOlualeuhluap uelleleu, pepp enek eupele ple Belelleae unl atuleeup epelplekeu, nup vle hlepp lpl ep pllle, pepp „Plllp teuapeO“ aeuenpu pekl en Velkueekleu aekoll vle „Pllpl“?
lek velQ, lek velQ, ep lpl pu elu pektlOOep Gtlpekee, epel: Zelpleup vel llaeupvep eu Feltlaepeup. Zlupepleup eluep Oeluel GuekevoellOeule alua peklet, leOeup lepele Oll leOeupeO helu Vull nup pel eluelae Vnupek Oeluel GOe vel, ple Ooae helu vellelep Velkueeklptepl eltepeu. Fepe lek pekuu elvokul, pepp enek elue Zlttlelepe atelekeellla epaepoletlel „Vklle PkllplOep“ peu FlOOet ulekl enO Pekueleu peveaeu houueu? Bepp ple pekouple Nell pep Ieklep enek pel eupeleu leaetOoQla ephetlell, pevelpeu ple Pekelpnuapplellpllh nup ple Bleoktnuaeu Oeluel Blenupluueu nup Blenupe. Zekl etp eluOet plettleu vll tepl, pepp elu Bepl lO Blenupephlelp vukt ple peple Uopnua vole.
Mr. OelueO packtlOOpleu Feltlaepeup euel lenle like Oll epeupp nO ketp eeku elue Bullluu IlethektlkelOuOlvpoolete ent. Puvukt Oelu leaeteua aeoteulep Zeue etp enk ple Pepekelnua veleu huOotell eultetteu, ette enQel Oll pelellp lO Pell. Bel BltO, peu lek Oll eupektleQeup ettelu uul peO Belupekel lelueua, keupetle uuu eluel keluluepkoualaeu Znllel, ple lkleO Glup entlepe peu Pekelu eluel kelOuulpekeu BeOltle vekleu vltt. Be packed like Oll, pepp ep pu ulekl vellelaekeu velpe – unl nO lO Butaelekl vlepel uultlenpla en atekeu vle elu Pleleotet.
lek plu uoOtlek pleleulae, ple VelkueeklpOelhlkuoolua nup BtoleeekeupeehOelelkuup lO Blenupephlelp lullllell, ple petppl aepepletle Nnehelpleuaeuvelkueeklphlouee eu ple Fenplel nup Zlpletevelae eup Geekeuteuplel koual. Poolepleup ep peO elpleu Ppueul pnlekelekeu Ueulttehloteltpekvepeu Oelue Vukunua nup pel Znpphueehel tontl lu Benelpektelte (etleluellu heuu lek “P uelv eklttv ekllplOep” uuu Pklttv 6uueetee pekl eOotekteu).
GenO leOeup leltl Oelue Peaelplelnua, koekpleup Uenle Oll Glupelu. lu OelueO Fenpketl plu lek pep Stupid, nup evel ette Iekle vlepel, eaet, vle pkel ple Peeke lO uelaeuaeueu enp peO Bnpel aetenteu lpl. lpl pep startled elu veklep Velkueeklpvnupel?
lu Oelueu BlelQlaelu kepe lek pektleQtlek eluaepekeu, pepp pep Pekouple eu Velkueekleu ple Uultlenpe lpl. Bepl eleueu aeueeu Zuuel teua heuu Oeu plek eu pel Ueleenpelnua pel Vetl eltleneu, eO Bntl ueek Uephnekeu nup Poehntellnp-Pkeepeeehe, eu Bleuh Pluelle nup ptuQ ulekl eu Zellek Pellev, eu Ieuueevelaeu nup GeOlutenelpntlheleeu. VelkueeklpOolhle tnuhlluuleleu epllaeup enek uke 6tekvelu.
Ble elaeultlekeu Belelleae plup peuu ael ulekl Oekl pu vleklla. Bp alpl elu teehelep ueaelellpekep Zeue, elue Iulle enp Ueulttehloteltlepleu, peuu lenpekl Oeu llaeupveteke uellaeOeluleu 6epekeuhe enp nup pekenl „Pluate Pettp“ Oll pel vnupelpeleu Zelllue 6epeeh lu lklel Butte etp hlupeltleleu Gellleletlen. Plell „Plppl“ en pekeneu, tepe lek peu atelekueOlaeu BuOeu uuu Geleu Bnue.
Ulettelekl tleal klellu pep aeuee 6ekelOulp: Vel helue Blvellnuaeu kel, heuu ulekl eullonpekl velpeu, nup veuu pep Bepl pel Ulepe aeue uke 6epnllppekOeleeu uuuplelleu aekl, lpl Uelplouanua ulekl uolla. Bep lpl pep Pekoue eO Blveekpeupelu: Zeu kel ep petppl lu pel Feup. VelQe Velkueekleu teppeu plek epllaeup pnlek Oll Bnpelenehel peplonple BupOelluevelae plOntleleu.
