For this date, the 1st of December in the month of Advent, I have stayed with the concept of Day Without Sun.  There is an implication of mortality in it, a vital division of the world of mankind into two massive populations, those who see mortality as the beginning and end of human life, and those who see human mortality as a bridge (transition) to immortality, either blessed or condemned.  The orientation, either way is a serious one, with everything hanging in the consequence.  It takes faith to believe or disbelieve. In a review of a two part TV presentation of the life of Woody Allen, best known for his acting and directing in well-known films, Nancy deWolf Smith writes… Read more