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“I am thinking of you today because it is Christmas, and I wish you happiness. And tomorrow, because it will be the day after Christmas, I shall still wish you happiness.
I may not be able to tell you about this every day, because I may be far away or we may be very busy, but that makes no difference—because my thoughts and my wishes will be with you just the same.
Whatever joy or success comes to you will make me glad. Clear through the year…I wish you the spirit of Christmas.”
Henry van Dyke
Merry Christmas to all. Marjorie Kondrack
Merry Christmas, Marjorie, and HD friends. Chris
The same heartfelt greetings to you, Chris.
In my ignorance, I didn’t know anything about Henry van Dyke. Here’s his Wikipedia entry:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_van_Dyke_Jr.
van Dyke, with a little help from van Beethoven gave us “Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee” https://youtu.be/eMY3ivdNzwE?feature=shared
Merry Christmas
Thank you, Jonathan, but First of all, you are far from ignorant. Your curiosity about everything is amazing. There are So many wonderful people that came before us.
Thanks for the introduction to Henry. Another of his quotes I liked is below:
Never believe anything bad about anybody unless you positively know it to be true; never tell even that unless you feel that it is absolutely necessary – and remember that God is listening while you tell it.
What a great thought. I’m going to write that one down. Thanks, Charles
Just yesterday, I was pondering the insistent well-wishing to “Have a Merry Christmas! I’m with Henry—have a merry year, Marjorie, clear through.
Ed, thank you for your daily ministrations to others in helping to improve their movement and manage pain, clear through the year.
Thanks Marjorie. Merry Christmas to you. I also have a favorite Henry Van Dyke quote:
Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the stars
Thank you, Rick, for sharing your thoughts.
Henry van Dyke was a man for all seasons. And, like you, he knew how to keep Christmas all through the year.