Wake up, John Doe, you're the hope of the world.

There's something swell about the spirit of Christmas.

 

 

How is it that we keep applauding simple sentiments like this but never manage to embrace them?

That was rhetorical, because I know the answer. It was stated best IMHO about 2,000 years ago. And certainly recast many times since in many good ways, but never quite as well.