The World Needs Santa

Meredith Lewis

To me, Santa is a symbol of kindness and fairness around the world. He influences kids to be on their best behavior and rewards the kids who have been good. If I was Santa, I would influence adults to help make the world a better place by having world peace. Also if I was Santa I would help to end world hunger.

As Santa, I would help bring world peace by talking to world leaders to try to convince them that you can use words instead of weapons. I would also try to get normal people to find their common opinions to bring them closer together and to not only talk but listen too.

I chose to address world hunger because it is not just an issue in some areas, it is an issue worldwide because there are always going to be people who need help. During Christmas people usually are more generous and do things like donating to food drives. I would influence people who are able to give, to donate food, not just during holidays but year-round.

There are a lot of problems I could help to solve but I think that these problems affect the most amount of people. Santa already puts kindness into people’s hearts but I would like to take it one step further by having that Christmas feeling all year around.

Meredith Lewis is the 5th-grade winner of the 2021 If I Was A Santa essay contest, sponsored by the Center for Childhood & Youth Studies at Salem State University. She is a student in Maine.

To learn more about the 2021 contest and upcoming 2022 If I Was A Santa student essay contest, contact yvissing@salemstate.edu