Discard the myths and legends for what they are
Strip away the accretions of the centuries
Abandon the traditional pagan observances
The feasting and drinking
The spurious good will
End the materialism, the commercialism, the whole whirl of activity
And what will remain?
With unimagined clarity, we will experience an intermission, a quietness, a stillness of the spirit
A strange awareness of the infiltration of human life, an indescribable peace
Which is at the one the mystery and the reality, the hope and the essence of Christmas
Discard the myths and legends for what they are by Geraldine Caple
