Letter: Boxing Day: Sanity cannot be boxed and given away

Published: Sunday, Dec. 30 2012 12:00 a.m. MST

In this Nov. 4, 2012 photo, traditional healer Hakki Hassan poses for a picture in front of his home in Moussoro, Chad.

Associated Press

Historically on Boxing Day (now held on Dec. 26), many in England distributed gifts to friends and family. Now, we are in a diverse world.

In Texas, Cody Wilson and his colleagues continued to perfect the three-dimensional printing production of key parts for an AR-15 rifle ("Click, print, shoot: Downloadable weapons cause anxiety for gun foes," Dec. 26). In Chad, Hakki Hassan and others continue to treat malnourished children using a three-dimensional screwdriver to remove teeth and uvulas ("Traditions in Chad harm, kill malnourished children," Dec. 26). High and low-tech approaches to different problems

Ideally, every day should be like Boxing Day. However, sanity cannot be boxed and given to Wilson or Hassan.

William Gronberg

Payson

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William Gronberg

Payson, UT

In England and Canada, on December 26, some citizens placed Christmas gifts in boxes and distributed them to friends and family. A substantially larger group of citizens made Boxing Day another big shopping day. But this is a very diverse world. More..

2:39 p.m. Dec. 30, 2012
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one old man

Ogden, UT

No, sanity is becoming more and more scarce every day it seems. But wouldn't it be nice if we could find a way . . . .

10:34 a.m. Dec. 30, 2012
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William Gronberg

Payson, UT

"Cody's printer is a future solution to “...protecting the right to bear arms by giving everyone access to guns...”. Hakki's screwdriver is a present day solution to treating malnourished children." "... high and More..

8:25 a.m. Dec. 31, 2012
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