At which you will remark disgustedly, "Given! Not much? They were paid for it."
That is our mistake.
In the first place they never were paid for it—and are not now—not by a long way. And further—if we had outgrown this temporary custom of paying for this—we should still have to serve each other—to live.
If we were all multi-millionaires—and so perfectly "independent"—why we'd have to have some millionaire sailors and house-builders and blacksmiths—that's all. Their money would build no houses and sail no ships.
Service is what counts—giving—the outpouring of strength and good-will.
That is what Christmas means. It is the Festival of Life. Love and
Service—Loving and Giving—for the Coming Race.
PERSONAL PROBLEMS
We have one, a mere sample, left over from last time.
Query: "My wife is spending more of my income on dress than I can afford. How can I stop her? G.
Answer: G. "By letting her earn her own income and spend it as she pleases."