Dear Santa

11th December 2007
Tuesday
A letter to Santa, a reminder to Man.

Dear Sir,

2007 is coming to an end. 2008 is arriving. Everything seems to be passing so quickly. I hope the climate change does not affect you at the North Pole. Precautions have been taken against Global Warming, which they say is the cause for the melting of the polar caps. I have no idea how serious it is. They say the sea level will be rising in the next decades to come.

I live on an island. To me, this island is a big place to roam about. Everything that I have ever known for the past 18 years is here with me on this island. Yet, the island which seems so big is barely bigger than a dot on the world map. And this dot will vanish from the face of the Earth when the sea level rises. All knowledge of this island will become nothing more than a legend. All of a sudden, I feel like a country bumpkin. I do hope you understand that. It would be the least of my intentions to write a letter which you will find difficult to understand. That would certainly undermine my intentions that are included in this letter.

The world is becoming a horrible place to live in. Floods are destroying property. Famines are taking lives. Diseases are running rampant throughout the population of the entire world. Animals are being slaughtered incessantly. Forests are being fallen without a thought for the latter generations; or the animals and plants that reside in it.

I refuse to believe that this planet that was once full of greenery now lies barren (almost). It is as though the spirits of the land are dying one by one; their painful cries echoing throught the concrete jungles of mankind. Maybe that is happening right now, just that Man is too busily rerouting God's great plan to notice the cries. Afterall, there has been conflicts of ideas between Paganism and Christianity. No, I am not a religious person.

I hear people have been writing to you about their requests, or more specifically, their wishlists. I have always been skeptical about the truth in them claiming that their wishlists were fulfilled. But here am I, writing a letter with you and including my personal wishlist, as well as an envelope of hope that you might be able to fulfil it for me. Ludicrous ain't it? Yesterday, doubting the credibility of your works; Today, writing a request to you.

I would not carry too much hopes in these requests, for I understand that it is impossible to satisfy everyone. Man is a greedy kind indeed.

I wish for global warming to be halted and reversed.
I wish for conflicts to be resolved.
I wish Man will learn his place in the natural world.

If you would just fulfil these 3 requests, I am sure the world would become a better place. The crisis that we face might not affect us directly, but it will certainly have dire consequences on the generations to come. It might be good news for you though, if the population starts dying.

Thank you for your time to read this letter, I hope the situation will improve in the near future. If not, we are all going to have to learn to sail.

Yours sincerely,
Han Yong