A letter to Santa!!

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Dear Santa,

I don’t believe that you’ll visit me to give me toys. Our house doesn’t have a chimney nor can our roof tolerate the weight of your reindeers. I also can’t write you. We don’t have socks without any hole to put my letter in there.

Socks with Holes

Actually, a lot of us are homeless now and might be living in tents where blankets are more important than toys.

Can you cross the closed or under siege borders?!
Can your reindeers really fly?! F-16s and Sukhois are the only things that are flying in our sky!

I’m sorry, Santa. Real Saints are those who fight evil so we (children) live in peace.

Regards,
Syrian child. (translated with modifications)

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66 responses to “A letter to Santa!!”

  1. updownflight Avatar

    I so hope that we all find peace in the upcoming year(s), and open our hearts and give charity to those in need. Everyone deserves the chance to prosper. It is sad when so many barriers make that difficult.

    1. Mohamad Al Karbi Avatar

      Thank you, Cindy. Life wasn’t and won’t be easy (or perfect). We can only pray and wish for the best… Amin!

  2. KathleenBDuncan Avatar

    I wish no child had to deal with war. Ever.

    1. Mohamad Al Karbi Avatar

      Thank you, Kathleen. We all wish the same too. Amin.

  3. Subbashini Meenakshi Sundaram Avatar

    I wish every child in earth should live in happy and peace.

    1. Mohamad Al Karbi Avatar

      Thank you, Subbashini, and Amin.

  4. travel460 Avatar

    So sad, but so true.

    1. Mohamad Al Karbi Avatar

      Thank you, Bali. Yes, we pray that next years be peaceful for children all over the world.

  5. -Eugenia Avatar

    A sad but important message!

    1. Mohamad Al Karbi Avatar

      Thank you, Franci. Yes, hope those involved can listen…

  6. mariemclean Avatar

    Heartbreaking! Thank you for the timely reminder of the suffering other children are going through at the moment. I consider myself extremely fortunate to live in a safe, beautiful country.
    There is a big backlash against the government here for the way they treat and deal with refugees from countries like Syria. My daughter has spent much of this year learning in school about the refugee crises, and I hope that by being educated and taught to live in someone else’s shoes, children from countries like mine will take their responsibility to help refugees seriously and sensitively.

    1. Mohamad Al Karbi Avatar

      Thank you, Marie. Hope you all be always safe and in prosperity. Well, this is very impressive! That’s, teaching children to feel how others are suffering so they become real protectors/defenders of the gifts they have right now. Hope the next years will be full of peace for all children all over the world.

      1. mariemclean Avatar

        I agree! Children are never to young to start learning how they can help others, and to appreciate what they have in life. I’m hopeful for peace too 😊

  7. Scribbling Geek Avatar

    This is really heartbreaking. I pray that by end 2018, Syrian children would indeed be worrying about torn socks, and not fighter jets in the sky.

    1. Mohamad Al Karbi Avatar

      Thank you my friend for your nice words and wishes. We all pray for the same too. Amin!

  8. PShifter0912 Avatar

    This is sad but true nonetheless. Let’s all pray for peace.

    1. Mohamad Al Karbi Avatar

      Thank you, Juvie. Unfortunately, yes… Amin

  9. LifestyleMomMag Avatar

    Puts things in perspective. So Sad

    1. Mohamad Al Karbi Avatar

      Thank you my friend. Hope the next years will be peaceful for all children all over the world.

  10. MK Avatar

    My holiday wish is that my entire Congress should spend a week in Syria. No, make that a month.

    1. Mohamad Al Karbi Avatar

      Thank you my friend. I really love your blog’s pictures. Oh, it’s very interesting wish. Hope it works with the complications we have in Syria 🙂

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