A welcome break from slaughtering each other
The Post & Courier's editors recall
the Christmas Truce of 1914:
Officers on both sides weren't happy with the situation, and by New Year's Day, all soldiers had been ordered to return to their trenches and resume the fighting that would go on for four more years. But the moving story and its message of hope have survived almost a century.
A Christmas truce today might be a stretch in non-Christian Afghanistan. But extraordinary things happen at Christmas. Even without an end to hostilities, we can hope for light in the dark, hope in despair and kindness instead of hostility. And closer to home, excitement can become gratitude, families can be reunited in love and hungry souls can be fed.
Christmas symbolizes peace on earth and good will towards all people. May we all live the message year-round.
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