A Holiday Carol

The bright light in the sky – a UFO? extraterrestrial beings? – caught the eyes of a guru, a shaman, and a druid. These three wise men journeyed long to follow the light. Coming into a small town during a tax-free shopping holiday , they loaded up on a gifts, just in case. Heck, these could always be stowed in a gift closet for next year’s office holiday party if it came to that. As evening set it, they noticed that a large convention in town has taken up most of the hotel rooms. Passing a parking garage, they noticed a woman giving birth. They lamented that there was no universal health care in this backward country, as they walked past a found a drum circle in a nearby park. Suddenly the light became brighter and all the drummers cried in unison: the winter solstice has arrived! bless us every one! Everyone immediately began decorating trees until the police admonished them against celebrating a religious event in a public park. Next to one of the abandoned drums, the wise men found a stash of an interesting substance wrapped in paper and smoldering at one end; they breathed deeply and then started the long journey home. The passed the parking garage on the way back where they saw beings in white robes with halos singing , but they hurried by to get to a Krystal down the street.