A THOUGHT FOR NOW - ANOTHER CHRISTMAS IS COMING; ENJOY YOURSELVES!

So, Christmas is coming, again, as it is an annual event, in much the same vein as we might celebrate the anniversary of each year we spend on the earth. And, like the particular circumstances which do attend to each persons birthday anniversary, this Christmas will find millions of people having to endure adverse circumstances which makes it impossible for them have a Happy Christmas and a Merry New Year. These circumstances will vary from one one extreme to another. For some people, it will be no more than that they are temporarily separated from loved ones, for whom they have the assurance of knowing that they are not with them, but that they are safe. For others, it will be the constant and acute awareness of them or a loved one suffering from some life-threatening or terminal illness or disease, with the knowledge that it is, as it were, only a matter of time before destiny arrive and bring an end to the proceedings. And for others, it might be the plight of ha...