2021 Home For the Holidays

2021 Home for the Holidays Lincoln Daily News November 24, 2021 Page 43 their gratitude in being part of this special amazing family. The dirty dishes were returned to the sink where the teenagers washed and dried with diligence, the little ones helped grandma to put away the leftovers in Tupperware and foil covered paper plates for everyone to take home something in remembrance of this majestic holiday meal. And then the amazing day was over as darkness fell. Each family group said goodbye with the same special hugs and kisses they gave to greet each other this morning, and everyone felt as though something really special had happened today and were eager to come together and see each other again soon. Service to each other and family love expressed is the highpoint, the hallmark of our civilization, and the thing that bonds us together. And that, indeed, is what holidays are for. “No moral, no message, no prophetic tract, just a simple statement of fact: for civilization to survive, the human race has to remain civilized. Tonight’s very small exercise in hope and happiness from the Twilight Zone.” [Rod Serling]