....this before, but at this time of year it's worth revisiting. (Then again, it's worth revisiting any time of year.)
In the Christmas of 1914 or 1915, during the wanton brutality of the First World War, British and German troops stopped shooting. They went over to each other's trenches and exchanged seasonal gifts. Some even sang carols. I think they even played a game of football. The next day, they got back into their positions and continued with the carnage - they were ordered to. Stories like this leave us wondering whether to laugh or cry.
There are often situations that are both bitter and sweet, awesome and awful. But through our choices and our actions, we can take what is bad and make it good.
Leaders grasp nettles (David Ogilvy)
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