But, today’s secular world has enthusiastically adopted it,
as a celebration of the wonder of the process of creation
of a new life.
Sure, it has also been commercialised, but that would never have been successful, if all of us had not embraced this celebration of the beginning of life.
Pedants may say, life really begins at conception, true, but the bit we see and celebrate as a new beginning is the birth, the start of independent life.
We can all participate in this celebration of beginnings, Linux users included
All the same to you and of course to all of the other good folks in this forum.
Thanks to everyone for taking the time and putting so much work and effort into helping.
I´m certain it´s well appreciated by all of the community members.
Merry Christmas and good health throughout the New Year.
Mine certainly will. I got mad and now Windows 11 is Windead 11–Pop OS now resides there So now I will take this opportunity to get W10 up and running in VB or follow your guide to QEMU. I’ve been reading it this week and I love a challenge. Either that or I’m a glutton for punishment.
No doubt over the next few days there will be many Christmas messages passing amongst us in different forms.
But a thought
If there had been Three Wise Women instead of Three Wise Men, they would have asked directions, arrived on time, helped deliver the baby, bought practical gifts, cleaned the stable, made a casserole, and there would be peace on earth…
Hi Klaus,
Thank you, and best wishes to you and family.
For a really professional account of the significance of
the Nativity, read
"The Everlasting Man" by G K Chesterton
Chesterton wrote a wonderful account of the cultural forces
that operated in the Ancient World, and how these were
radically changed by the Nativity event.
The way the Christian view changed the Roman Empire generated a legacy that we still have today.
It is a difficult read, but well worthwhile.
For those who are concerned about such things, Chesterton’s
book is Christian but non-denominational. It is more about
our cultural history than about religion, although the two are difficult to separate.
So now I will take this opportunity to get W10 up and running in VB or follow your guide to QEMU. I’ve been reading it this week and I love a challenge. Either that or I’m a glutton for punishment. 
