Hello again!! I am here again to share thoughts and ideas, ready to hear your opinions!
This time I am not going to talk about something specifically related to Ashwell, but since I am an Ashwellian I hope you will forgive me for taking the liberty to post something that made me think and wonder.
Few weeks ago, I decided to have a free afternoon, going shopping in Oxford Street (well, at least window-shopping!). Everything was already decorated for Christmas. Lights on. Prices up. People in.
Nice atmosphere, but....
But.....
But....
But......
There is a reason why we call Christmas.... CHRISTmas. I was not expecting a crib, I was not expecting much, but at least a Christmas tree, something lay related in a way or another to the celebration. BUT ladies and gentlemen, the only thing I saw was a HUGE poster of the new Narnia film.
That's what we celebrate once a year: the release of a new Walt Disney movie. How EXCITING!!!
Although I generally try not to show it (let's underline try!!!!), I do have a bad temper and this discovery aroused all my sarcasm and contempt. Why?
1) As a nonbeliever, at a really simple level -- Christmas is an expression of humanity. It's the power to say at least ONCE A YEAR: I will be there for YOU. I will do something for YOU. It gives you the strengh to go out of yourself and the chance to have a bigger perspective: the OTHER.
2) As a believer, again at a quite elementary level -- Christmas is your concrete sign of hope. It is the reason why you get up in the morning and you are able to smile, even if outside it is - 9.
Well, to make a long story short, I was a bit upset, but then.... but then....
I realised the trick and I burst into laughter.
The Lion in Narnia has a Christian meaning. It is the expression of that concrete sign of hope that I mentioned before. It is such a clear symbol that it is really impossible to miss!! Among so many pictures of the film, they chose THAT one. How funny and refreshing!!
From that moment on, every time I go to Oxford Street and see the poster, I cannot help myself to smile and sign hello to that Lion, laughing inside.
Have a nice afternoon!! xxx
