SANTA WRITES BACK FROM THE NORTH POLE

Written by: Shahida JJ - Posted on: January 14, 2014 | Comments | 中国 (Chinese)

Post man drops a letter through the letter box of 7 year old fairy-like Rosy's house in London, addressed to Rosy with her home address neatly typed, bearing a Royal Mail machine stamp. The letter/card came from Santa Claus, who lives in the North Pole.

The mailbox Rosy posted her letter in

Rosy wrote a letter to Santa, and sent it to him 2 days before Christmas. She made a Christmas card, did some art work with a drawing of a Christmas tree, a wrapped present, a snowman in the middle and a candy cane; she wrote MERRY CHRISTMAS and drew a Star next to it, put it in an envelope and addressed it to ‘Santa, the North Pole.’

This is what she wrote:

Dear Santa,

Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.

I hope you had a nice time delivering presents at night.

I also hope the reindeers had a nice time eating their carrots. I hope the elves had a nice time wrapping the presents with you.

I hope I have a nice Christmas.

Please, can I have a perfume making set for Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

Rosy

She asked her parents to post her letter. Parents seriously deliberated - whether to post it or not, to the strange address: the waste of a postage stamp!

Mom took Rosy's letter, put a local stamp and dropped it in the neighborhood Red Post box, not far from home.

On Christmas Eve, Santa came, squeezing himself through the narrow Chimney of their living room. His reindeers ate the carrots placed there by the family; Father Christmas himself ate the Christmas pudding, drank the milk, left presents for all three sisters and went back to the North Pole on his sleigh (with Rudolph the red-nosed Reindeer leading the way), planning to return next Christmas Eve.

Gifts from Santa

Rosy got a pair of Owl gloves and a jewelry making set; her older sister got body spray, perfume and lip gloss. Little sister got a very big art and craft box.

A massive candy cane and a big Santa Chocolate were included for all three.

Christmas passed and on Jan 3, a surprise to Rosy and her parents, and to me, the Grandma, visiting them from Pakistan.

The letter Santa sent to Rosy

Santa actually WROTE to Rosy!

I asked her who wrote the letter, when she came into the living room, carrying the envelope; she casually remarked in her Kings English: "Santa sent it".

And Santa did send a letter - a card - to Rosy, responding to her hand written letter to him.

Santa and his team designed the card, printed it, wrote a meaningful message for Rosy and all young boys and girls to be good and to begin the being good lesson by helping his Elves find a route to the Christmas Pudding, in a puzzle game, drawn on one side to the Card.

Smart as little Rosy is, it took her 20 seconds to go through the maze game, getting to the Christmas Pudding. She obeyed Santa's instructions, to help the Elf find his food.

The Message

The maze to help the elves find their way

Santa and his team work very hard delivering presents to all the boys and girls of the world.

They worked day and night.

They sincerely delivered presents and after their hard work they responded to millions of letters received.

Now Santa is resting after his hard work, with his feet on the foot stool, but hard work will begin again, preparing for the coming Christmas.

Who is Santa, and who feels so much for the little boys and girls?

Here, in the case of London, the State, Social Services, Church, and parents keep the Magic of Santa and Christmas presents alive. Parents play a major role.

State and State Social Services have spent thousands of pounds in creating the card and delivering by post to Rosy's home and to boys and girls across the UK who wrote letters to him at his North Pole address.

To my query "Where does Santa live?" Rosy responded- as if the PhD Dadi was dumb - "NORTH POLE!"

"Oh, Ok", said Dadi and left it at that!

Here is the card Sent by Santa and the message written on it. I took photos with my IPhone.

I hope all State institutions and parents of all countries of the world take similar care of their young girls and boys!

And the children abide by and follow the message sent by Santa as well as from their parents - to be good through the years, work very hard, and continue doing good things throughout their lives.

The envelope

Using a huge English magnifying glass, I was able to read the name of the publisher and find the answer to my question of who had prepared and posted the card:

As the new year begins, let us also start anew. I’m delighted to extend, on behalf of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and in my own name, new year’s greeting and sincere wishes to YOULIN magazine’s staff and readers.

Only in hard times can courage and perseverance be manifested. Only with courage can we live to the fullest. 2020 was an extraordinary year. Confronted by the COVID-19 pandemic, China and Pakistan supported each other and took on the challenge in solidarity. The ironclad China-Pakistan friendship grew stronger as time went by. The China Pakistan Economic Corridor projects advanced steadily in difficult times, become a standard-bearer project of the Belt and Road Initiative in balancing pandemic prevention and project achievement. The handling capacity of the Gwadar Port has continued to rise and Afghanistan transit trade through the port has officially been launched. The Karakoram Highway Phase II upgrade project is fully open to traffic. The Lahore Orange Line project has been put into operation. The construction of Matiari-Lahore HVDC project was fully completed. A batch of green and clean energy projects, such as the Kohala and Azad Pattan hydropower plants have been substantially promoted. Development agreement for the Rashakai SEZ has been signed. The China-Pakistan Community of Shared Future has become closer and closer.

Reviewing the past and looking to the future, we are confident to write a brilliant new chapter. The year 2021 is the 100th birthday of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan. The 100-year journey of CPC surges forward with great momentum and China-Pakistan relationship has flourished in the past 70 years. Standing at a new historic point, China is willing to work together with Pakistan to further implement the consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, connect the CPEC cooperation with the vision of the “Naya Pakistan”, promote the long-term development of the China-Pakistan All-weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership with love, dedication and commitment. Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founding father of Pakistan said, “We are going through fire. The sunshine has yet to come.” Yes, Pakistan’s best days are ahead, China will stand with Pakistan firmly all the way.

YOULIN magazine is dedicated to promoting cultural exchanges between China and Pakistan and is a window for Pakistani friends to learn about China, especially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It is hoped that with the joint efforts of China and Pakistan, YOULIN can listen more to the voices of readers in China and Pakistan, better play its role as a bridge to promote more effectively people-to-people bond.

Last but not least, I would like to wish all the staff and readers of YOULIN a warm and prosper year in 2021.

Nong Rong Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
The People’s Republic of China to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
January 2021