圣诞是商业买季?是亲友团聚的节日?是为弱势群体献一份力,添一份暖的日子?还是基督徒欢庆耶稣诞生的节日?答案全都成立。圣诞节对你而言,又代表了什么呢?
"Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas." Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President of the United States(1872-1933)
“圣诞不是一个节日,而是一种心境。珍惜祥和与仁爱,慈悲为怀,这才算是圣诞的精神。”卡尔文·柯立芝(1872-1933),美国第30任总统
"Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won't make it 'white'." Bing Crosby, American Singer
“若我们不趁圣诞佳节与人分享我们的恩赐,哪怕是把阿拉斯加所有的白雪搬运过来,也缔造不出一个‘纯白’的圣诞来。”宾·克罗斯比,美国老牌歌手
"Christmas is the Disneyfication of Christianity.”Don Cupitt, English philosopher
“圣诞节已把基督教给迪士尼化了。”敦邱比特,英国哲学家
"A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together." Garrison Keillor, American author, storyteller, humorist and radio personality
“我喜欢圣诞节的一点是它的强制性。它就像是一场雷雨,不管你要不要,都得跟大家一起度过。”
葛瑞生·凯勒,美国幽默作家、广播名人及说古人
"Christmas is, of course, the time to be home - in heart as well as body." Gary Moore,American entertainer, game show host
“圣诞节是回家的节日。带着你的身体与心灵归家,完整地与家人团聚。”盖瑞·摩尔,美国艺人与游戏节目主持人
"The only real blind person at Christmas-time is he who has not Christmas in his heart." Helen Keller, American Author and Educator who was blind and deaf. (1880-1968)
“心中没有圣诞的人,才是圣诞节真正的盲人。”海伦凯勒(1880-1968),与生俱来患上视障和听障的美国作家和教育家
"From a commercial point of view, if Christmas did not exist it would be necessary to invent it." Katherine Whitehorn, British Journalist and humourist
“在商言商,如果圣诞节还未存在的话,必定会有人发明它。”
凯特琳·怀特荷恩,英国幽默作家和记者

