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1、IsThereaSantaClaus?byFrancisPharcellusChurchWetakepleasureinansweringatonceandthusprominentlythecommunicationbelow,expressingatthesametimeourgreatgratificationthatitsfaithfulauthorisnumberedamongthefriendsofTheSun: "DearEditor:Iam8yearsold. "SomeofmylittlefriendssaythereisnoSant
2、aClaus. "Papasays'IfyouseeitinTheSunit'sso.' "Pleasetellmethetruth:isthereaSantaClaus? "VirginiaO'Hanlon. "115WestNinety-fifthstreet." Virginia,yourlittlefriendsarewrong.Theyhavebeenaffectedbytheskepticismofaskepticalage.Theydonotbelieveexcep
3、ttheysee.Theythinkthatnothingcanbewhichisnotcomprehensiblebytheirlittleminds.Allminds,Virginia,whethertheybemen'sorchildren's,arelittle.Inthisgreatuniverseofoursmanisamereinsect,anant,inhisintellect,ascomparedwiththeboundlessworldabouthim,asmeasuredbytheintelligencecapableofgraspingth
4、ewholeoftruthandknowledge. Yes,Virginia,thereisaSantaClaus.Heexistsascertainlyasloveandgenerosityanddevotionexist,andyouknowthattheyaboundandgivetoyourlifeitshighestbeautyandjoy.Alas!howdrearywouldbetheworldiftherewerenoSantaClaus.ItwouldbeasdrearyasiftherewerenoVirginias.Therewoul
5、dbenochildlikefaiththen,nopoetry,noromancetomaketolerablethisexistence.Weshouldhavenoenjoyment,exceptinsenseandsight.Theeternallightwithwhichchildhoodfillstheworldwouldbeextinguished. NotbelieveinSantaClaus!Youmightaswellnotbelieveinfairies!Youmightgetyourpapatohirementowatchinallt
6、hechimneysonChristmasEvetocatchSantaClaus,buteveniftheydidnotseeSantaClauscomingdown,whatwouldthatprove?NobodyseesSantaClaus,butthatisnosignthatthereisnoSantaClaus.Themostrealthingsintheworldarethosethatneitherchildrennormencansee.Didyoueverseefairiesdancingonthelawn?Ofcoursenot,butth
7、at'snoproofthattheyarenotthere.Nobodycanconceiveorimagineallthewondersthereareunseenandunseeableintheworld. Youmaytearapartthebaby'srattleandseewhatmakesthenoiseinside,butthereisaveilcoveringtheunseenworldwhichnotthestrongestman,noreventheunitedstrengthofallthestrongestmenthateverl
8、ived,
