In a society that, today, is filled with lies, the truth is seldom used. Whenever the truth finally comes out about something, it usually is shocking to a person. "You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free." Is that the truth, or will the truth only cause pain and heartbreak?
One example of truth is found in children. For instance, many children believe in Santa Clause, as I did. My Christmas consisted of writing letters to the North Pole, leaving out milk and cookies, going to bed early, and sounds of sleigh bells in my dreams. On the other hand, I still remember the day that a girl at daycare told me there was no such thing as Santa Clause. At first I didn't believe her, I couldn't believe her. One of the happiest times in my life couldn't be just a big lie. When I returned home that day I frantically asked my mother if Santa Clause was real or had she and my dad just been fooling me all of my life.
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The Peacemakers.She explained to me that Santa Clause was just something that parents told kids to make Christmas more fun. Although I somewhat understood what she was talking about, I was still hurt by the whole thing. In the years following my discovery, I have long since forgotten about the time I used to believe in Santa Clause. Christmas is not about Santa Clause or presents (although getting presents is still fun), it is about something much greater. Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. By finding out the truth about Santa Clause, another door was opened to realize that the real reason for Christmas was the birth of Jesus.
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Two out of three isn't bad. You are right that Abraham Lincoln only freed the slaves in those states in open rebellion against the Union in 1863. He did it more to help the North win the war than because of any moral imperative, although he did oppose slavery. Lincoln was honest when he said that he would keep slavery or abolish it, whichever would better preserve the Union. There is no evidence that Lincoln ordered the rebels to fire on Fort Sumter. Indeed, the notion that the Confederates would follow the orders of a man they despised is somewhat ludicrous. Lincoln ordered the resupply of Fort Sumter, but it was the South's decision that taking Fort Sumter was militarily important. It was a huge and costly blunder as firing on a federal fort put the South in open rebellion against the United States.
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