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Christmas in tempore belli.

Christmas in time of war.

It’s Christmas again, and many are looking forward to celebrating this holiday. At the same time, there is war in Europe, and families are divided, men are at the front, while women and children are scattered around other countries in Europe, or celebrate alone without husbands, in a bombed city, without electricity.

Mothers have lost their sons, sisters and younger boys have lost their brothers both in Ukraine and Russia. Many may think it is enough Ukraine now. Now we want peace! Yes, absolutely, now we want peace in Europe’s core, Ukraine.

Photo by Shutterstock

Peace is the best Christmas gift the world can give the country Ukraine right now. And, of course, that those who are sick, or alone elsewhere in the world, should not suffer. At Christmas, we allow ourselves to wish for a better world, a less poor world, better heads of state, who also want the best for their people, and their neighbors.

Words and action.

 And not least, those nice words transformed into action. Because words are not enough. Those of us who can afford it should send a monetary gift to an aid organization in Ukraine. Especially to the children there. Nor should we forget Palestine, where Jesus was born. The Palestinians there are suffering immensely.

Seemingly peaceful in Betlehem, photo Tourist Israel.

What does actually the name of the town Bethlehem mean?

Bethlehem where we assume Jesus was born, means “beit” that is, shelter, plus “leham,” which means bread. Where there are houses, shelter and bread, there is most often life. And it’s the newborn life we celebrate at Christmas.

Bethlehem comes alive at Christmas Eve, Photo by courtesy of the Palestinian Ambassador of Vietnam.

Hope in the darkness?

I have to admit that my poor hope, in a somewhat hopeless world right now, is that more people get both something to eat and shelter at Christmas. Both a place to stay and food on the table. The rest of us who already have those privileges, I wish Christmas peace, and moments of happiness in the darkest days of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

We are one mankind, one big family, – don’t forget that!

When we light a candle tomorrow, let’s send a thought to all our sisters and brothers on this little beautiful planet Earth, sailing at wild speed around the luminous star that we call the sun. . (6661 mph. or 11072.00 km/h)   

The planet Earth seen from the moon. photo by NASA

(front page photo from Kyiv, where people gather around a big Christmas tree, photo from ukraine.ua )

Our self and the suroundings, Perspectives

We must honor David Attenborough with a Nobel Prize for his outstanding work.

Planet Earth, photo NASA

Why David Attenborough?

For me it started with his book “Life on Earth” (Attenborough 1979).

Here he deals with life on Earth as events within the framework of a year. (One day stands here for 10 million years)

So go ahead listen to this:

In this comparison, algae and primitive sea plants appear in mid-August.

The most primitive algae end sea plants, by discover hubpages.com

The first fish swims in the third week of November.

The first primitive fish, by Primitive Fishes

In mid-December, the lizard crawls up the beach.

A primitive lizard Tuatara, by Wikipedia

Humans do not appear until late in the evening on 31th December, according to Attenborough.

We are born and can reach the sky. The human body blending with nature.

This comparison fascinated me enormously and gave me a deep sense of responsibility not to ruin the New Year’s eve of life on earth. From this time on, all his works and programs have inspired and fascinated me!

And to add to his picture where every day is 10 million years, at New Year’s Eve we are supposed to be thankful for the year that has passed, and celebrate this great miracle of life!

In my opinion we are still here now on New Years Eve, and Sir Attenborough’s films, videos and readable documentation, he tells us to live in peace with all our fellow creatures, plants and trees. This is both to secure the success of this remarkable “evening”, and the next year to come.

Conclusion:

Sir David Attenborough is a natural candidate to either the Nobel Prize in Biology, or the Nobel Peace Prize.

Gold Medal with engraved Alfred Nobel, photo The Norwegian Nobel Committee.

Sir David Attenborough has been specially concerned about the current situation for polar bears in the arctic region.