Ingabe uSanta Claus ukhona ngempela?

Mhleli othandekayo.

Manje ngineminyaka engu-8.Izingane zami zithi uSanta Claus akalona iqiniso.Ubaba uthi, "Uma ufunda iLanga futhi usho into efanayo, kuyiqiniso."
Ngakho ngicela ungitshele iqiniso: Ingabe ukhona ngempela uSanta Claus?

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UFrancis Pharcellus Church, umhleli weNew York Sun, wayengumlobi wezempi phakathi neMpi Yombango YaseMelika.Wakubona ukuhlupheka okwalethwa impi futhi wabhekana nomuzwa wokuphelelwa ithemba owawugcwele izinhliziyo zabantu ngemva kwempi.Wabhalela uVirginia ngendlela yokuhlela.

Virginia.
Abangane bakho abancane banephutha.Bawele ogibeni lokungabaza kwalesi sikhathi se-paranoid.Abakukholwa abakubonayo.Bacabanga ukuthi lokho abangakwazi ukukucabanga emiqondweni yabo emincane, akukho.
Zonke izingqondo, uVirginia, omdala kanye nengane ngokufanayo, zincane.Kulo mkhathi wethu omkhulukazi, umuntu uyimpethu encane, futhi ukuhlakanipha kwethu kufana nentuthwane uma kuqhathaniswa nokuhlakanipha okudingekayo ukuze sibambe lonke iqiniso nolwazi lwezwe elingenamkhawulo elisizungezile.Yebo, uVirginia, uSanta Claus ukhona, njengoba uthando, umusa nokuzinikela nakho kukhona kulo mhlaba.Bakunikeza ubuhle nenjabulo ephakeme kakhulu ekuphileni.

Yebo!Yeka izwe elingaba buthuntu ngaphandle kukaSanta Claus!Kungaba njengokungabi nengane ethandekayo njengawe, ukungabi msulwa okholweni njengengane, ukungabi nezinkondlo nezindaba zothando ukuze kudambise ubuhlungu bethu.Okuwukuphela kwenjabulo abantu abangayinambitha yilokho abakubona ngamehlo abo, ukuthinta ngezandla zabo, nokuthinta imizimba yabo.
ukuthinta, futhi uzwe emzimbeni.Ukukhanya okwagcwalisa umhlaba njengomntwana kungase kungasekho.

Ungakholelwa kuSanta Claus!Ungase ungaphinde ukholelwe kuma-elves!Ungenza ubaba wakho aqashe abantu ukuthi bagade bonke oshimula ngobusuku obandulela uKhisimusi ukuze babambe uSanta Claus.

Kodwa noma bengabambeki, kufakazelani?
Akekho ongabona uSanta Claus, kodwa lokho akusho ukuthi uSanta Claus akayena owangempela.

Into engokoqobo kunazo zonke kulo mhlaba yilokho abantu abadala noma izingane abakwazi ukukubona.Wake wawabona ama-elves edansa otshanini?Akunjalo, kodwa lokho akufakazeli ukuthi abekho.Akekho ongacabanga zonke izimangaliso zalo mhlaba ezingakabonwa noma ezingabonakali.
Ungadabula inhlokomo yengane ubone ukuthi yini ngempela egebhayo ngaphakathi.Kodwa kukhona umgoqo phakathi kwethu nokungaziwa ukuthi ngisho nomuntu onamandla kunabo bonke emhlabeni, wonke amadoda anamandla ahlanganiswe nawo wonke amandla awo, angeke adabule.

Ukholo, umcabango, izinkondlo, uthando, nezothando kuphela ezingasisiza ukuba sigqashule lo mgoqo futhi sibone ngemva kwawo, izwe lobuhle obungachazeki nokubenyezela okukhazimulayo.

Ingabe konke lokhu kuyiqiniso?Ah, Virginia, akukho okungokoqobo nokungapheli emhlabeni wonke.

Akekho uSanta Claus?Ngiyabonga uNkulunkulu, uyaphila manje, uphila kuze kube phakade.Eminyakeni eyinkulungwane kusukela manje, uVirginia, cha, eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane eziyishumi kusukela manje, uzoqhubeka nokuletha injabulo ezinhliziyweni zezingane.

Ngo-September 21, 1897, i-New York Sun yashicilela lolu hlu lomhleli ekhasini lesikhombisa, okwathi, nakuba lwalubekwe ngendlela engaqondakali, lwadonsa ukunaka ngokushesha futhi lwasakazwa kabanzi, futhi lusaphethe irekhodi lomhleli wephephandaba owanyatheliswa kabusha kakhulu emlandweni wolimi lwesiNgisi.

Ngemva kokukhula esemncane, uPaginia waba uthisha futhi wanikela impilo yakhe ezinganeni njengesekela likathishanhloko ezikoleni zomphakathi ngaphambi kokuthatha umhlalaphansi.

U-Paginia washona ngo-1971 eneminyaka engu-81. I-New York Times yathumela isihloko esikhethekile sezindaba kuye esinesihloko esithi "Umngane kaSanta," lapho yethulwa khona: umhleli owaziwa kakhulu emlandweni wobuntatheli baseMelika wazalwa ngenxa yakhe.

I-New York Times yaphawula ukuthi umhleli awuzange nje uphendule umbuzo wentombazane encane ngokuvuma, kodwa futhi wachazela wonke umuntu incazelo eyinhloko yokuba khona kwawo wonke amaholide.Izithombe zothando zamaholide ziyinhlanganisela yobuhle nobuhle, futhi ukukholelwa encazelweni yasekuqaleni yamaholide kuyohlale kusivumela ukuthi sibe nokholo olujulile othandweni.