812
00:32:04,100 --> 00:32:07,230
Booth, who is a very
honest person, says that
at this time of year,
813
00:32:07,300 --> 00:32:10,500
deception is necessary for the
happiness of little children.
814
00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:11,900
I'm being misquoted.
815
00:32:11,960 --> 00:32:14,030
Booth is absolutely right.
She got the gist.
816
00:32:14,100 --> 00:32:16,130
Yeah, there's a fictional
element to Christmas.
817
00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:17,260
You mean the whole
818
00:32:17,330 --> 00:32:18,600
"Birth of a Savior" rigmarole?
819
00:32:18,660 --> 00:32:19,630
It is not rigmarole.
820
00:32:19,700 --> 00:32:21,260
No, no,
Dr. Brennan.
How do you know?
821
00:32:21,330 --> 00:32:24,460
It's-It's the, uh,
feeling of Christmas.
822
00:32:24,530 --> 00:32:26,960
What people call
"The Christmas Spirit."
823
00:32:27,030 --> 00:32:28,400
It's a kind of dream or hope
824
00:32:28,460 --> 00:32:30,200
that we carry with us
from childhood.
825
00:32:30,260 --> 00:32:31,230
But as adults...
826
00:32:31,300 --> 00:32:33,260
Are you including
you in that?
827
00:32:33,330 --> 00:32:37,230
As adults, we're imbued by
the pragmatic routines of life,
828
00:32:37,300 --> 00:32:39,400
which makes it difficult
for us to regard anything
829
00:32:39,460 --> 00:32:41,060
with childlike wonder.
830
00:32:41,130 --> 00:32:43,130
But, you know, it's all right
for us to try.
831
00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:46,700
We put on silly hats and drape
trees with sparkly lights
832
00:32:46,760 --> 00:32:49,460
and wrap gifts in garish paper,
and that's good for us.
833
00:32:49,530 --> 00:32:51,160
It's not only all right
to allow children
834
00:32:51,230 --> 00:32:54,430
the transient experience
of innocence and joy,
835
00:32:54,500 --> 00:32:56,900
it's our responsibility.