Children are grateful when Santa Claus puts in their stockings gifts of toys or sweets. Could I not be grateful to Santa Claus when he put in my stockings the gift of two miraculous legs? We thank people for birthday presents of cigars and slippers. Can I thank no one for the birthday present of birth?
About This Quote
About G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy
G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy.
Themes
- Gratitude — Recognising and appreciating the good in our lives