[lbo-talk] Chavez vs Halloween

[Dennis Perrin]

> 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