Frosted veil
Christmas is coming! What images these words conjure up in our minds. A happy sigh of relief is recurring amid the collective experience of emotional turmoil created by imposed hardships over the nearly two years of the pandemic! The pandemic appeared out of nowhere and enveloped communities in what seemed like an instant, and suddenly we were all in hitherto unchartered territory of severe restrictions to freedom; a time unlike any other that has brought irrevocable changes to our accustomed way of life. Now however, our lives seem to have become brighter in these days of preparation for the festival of joy, fellowship and giving. With the preparations, however, memories of earlier celebrations are awakened, and thoughts rush back to the early years of our lives. Strange, especially in the…