[lbo-talk] Chavez vs Halloween

Dennis Perrin dperrin at comcast.net
Tue Nov 1 20:58:28 PST 2005



> We need them, moments when we move out of the profane, into the sacred. To
> see, as Dennis saw with his son, the joy. Or, as I wrote, the blast it is
> to see looks on children's face. The innocent who are all fascinated by
> the magic and mystery of dressing up, adrenelin pumped in anticipation of
> the candy, fascinated by your decorations or glimpsing another person's
> home or seeing who lives there. The look on the face of the kid who's old
> enough to laugh at all this stuff, but who still wants a pillowcase full
> of candy.
>
> Isn't that the great thing about it? IT's taking a moment to move out of
> the ordinary and experience a little joy, a little surpise, a little sense
> of shared humanity. The joy of dressing up like a witch or scarecrow,
> sitting on your porch, still and quiet, and then making a noise so as to
> scare the kiddies. IF they're like me, it'll be something they love and
> remember the rest of their lives.

This is beautiful. Thanks, Kel.

Dennis



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