Saturday, December 24, 2016

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

We all know the classic Christmas story of Ebenezer Scrooge but how many of us can say we have actually ever read the book?  The term scrooge is part of our Christmas vocabulary right up there with Santa and candy canes.  But I've never read the book itself, only watched a television version or enjoyed the play at my local playhouse. Until now.  I was given a copy of it in a beautiful leather bound cover and thought this Christmas was the perfect time to read it.

Scrooge is Scrooge.  He's a grumpy, old cheapskate surrounded by cheerful, happy people.  His nephew is quite jolly and Bob Cratchit sports the ultimate positive attitude even though his life appears to be full of misery.  As the spirits appear at his bedside, Scrooge becomes fearful, which leads me to believe that he knows what a miserable man he really is.  But when the spirit shows him the future and leads him to a graveyard, Scrooge is oblivious that he is the dead person and people are laughing at his expense.  That particular scene for me was the real kick in the pants to poor Ebenezer.

Scrooge learned his lesson however, that night.  He became likable and charitable spreading good cheer with the money he had so carefully hoarded in the past.  He freed himself from his chains. A Christmas Carol is a feel good story we can all learn something from.  It is delightful reading that embodies the true Christmas spirit.  So start a new tradition, read this story each Christmas to yourself, your children or your grandchildren.  Or maybe a friend would enjoy a copy.  The more good cheer we spread, the larger the circle of gratitude we create, the better the place we will live in.

Merry Christmas and God bless us, every one!



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