Could it be ...

Bonsai Christmas Thought Number Two

Could it be ... could it be ... for every person all alone on Christmas with nothing but a good new book, a few tangerines, and a cup of hot chocolate, feeling a sense of loss because Norman Rockwell, Better Homes and Gardens, or even Walmart had ever painted their situation as a "good" Christmas ... could it be ... could it be ... there is an equal and opposite person surrounded by noise, political and religious arguments, fighting children, too much salty food, too many awkward silences among people who don't know each other well enough, or know each other too well to enjoy each others' company, who longs, loongs, looongs to be alone in a quiet room with nothing but a good new book, a few tangerines, and a cup of hot chocolate?